ouverture

See also: Ouvertüre

French

Etymology

From Old French overture, from Vulgar Latin *opertūra, from Latin apertūra. Doublet of aperture, a borrowing. Compare Catalan obertura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.vɛʁ.tyʁ/

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• Rhymes: -yʁ
• Homophone: ouvertures

Noun

ouverture f (plural ouvertures)

1. opening
2. (music) overture

Related terms

• apéritif
• aperture
• ouvert
• ouvrir
• couverture

Further reading

• “ouverture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

From French ouverture, Old French overture, from Vulgar Latin *opertūra, from Latin apertūra. Doublet of apertura, a borrowing. Compare Catalan obertura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ou.verˈtu.re/, /uˈver.tur/
• Hyphenation: ou‧ver‧tu‧re

Noun

ouverture f (uncountable)

1. (music) overture

   Synonyms: introduzione, (music) preludio

   Antonym: (music) coda

Related terms

• aperitivo
• apertura
• aperto
• aprire
• copertura
• chiusura
• coprire
• chiudere

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French ouverture

Noun

ouverture m (definite singular ouverturen, indefinite plural ouverturer, definite plural ouverturene)

1. (music, also by extension) an overture

Usage notes

Also spelt overtyre, but this is not an officially recognised spelling.

References

• “ouverture” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French ouverture

Noun

ouverture m (definite singular ouverturen, indefinite plural ouverturar, definite plural ouverturane)

1. (music, also by extension) an overture

Usage notes

As for Bokmål.

References

• “ouverture” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.