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Plural of overture

regular plural

The plural of overture is overtures.

Forms of overture

Singularoverture /ˈəʊvətjʊə/
Pluralovertures
Countablecountable

Overtures in a sentence

  • Later on, popular kids would compel me to do their homework with overtures of friendship, only to ignore me at recess.2016 October 21, Crystal Chen, “I ‘Went Back to China’ — and Felt More American than Ever”, in Foreign Policy, archived from the original…. From the entry ching-chong
  • Often the guests, affected by the wine drinking, released all inhibitions and made erotic overtures, particularly to the slave cup-bearers.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 230. From the entry cup-bearer
  • Nor is there any sign that Corbyn is at present willing to make any overtures to the eight Tiggers and those who may be contemplating joining them.2019 February 25, John Crace, “The Independent Group may have secured another Tory government. That's not an accident”, in British GQ. From the entry Tigger
  • Lately, he has come to dread Sugarʼs overtures of love, for his pego has remained flaccid when he would most wish to have use of it.2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 758. From the entry pego

Meaning of overture

  1. noun An opening; a recess or chamber.
  2. noun Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
  3. noun An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.

Full definition of overture

Questions about the plural of overture

What is the plural of overture?
The plural of overture is overtures.
Is overture countable?
Overture is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overture (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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