ouverture

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

• IPA^(key): /u.vɛʁ.tyʁ/

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• Rhymes: -yʁ
• Homophone: ouvertures

ouverture f (plural ouvertures)

1. opening
2. (music) overture

• apéritif
• aperture
• ouvert
• ouvrir
• couverture

• “ouverture” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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

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

ouverture f (invariable)

1. (music) overture

   Synonyms: introduzione, preludio (music)

   Antonym: coda (music)

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

From French ouverture

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

1. (music, also by extension) an overture

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

• “ouverture” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From French ouverture

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

1. (music, also by extension) an overture

As for Bokmål.

• “ouverture” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.