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Definition of Overtures
1. overture [v] - See also: overture
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overtures
Literary usage of Overtures
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the House of Austria: From the Foundation of the Monarchy by by William Coxe (1807)
"Various Overtures for a General Pacification — Dissentions between the Courts of
Vienna and ... These overtures were communicated to the British cabinet, ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"1803-s] Napoleon's overtures to George III. war against England on ... 1, 1805,
were such as justified the British Government in regarding his overtures as ..."
3. History of Prussia by Herbert Tuttle, Herbert Baxter Adams (1888)
"It is now known, besides, that the English ministers had made overtures ...
These overtures were made by Holdernesse through the reigning duke of Brunswick. ..."
4. History of Prussia by Herbert Tuttle (1888)
"It is now known, besides, that the English ministers had made overtures ...
These overtures were made by Holdernesse through the reigning duke of Brunswick. ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"After a futile attempt in June to recover ground in Picardy, the French made
secret overtures for peace, to which Henry was ull the more willing to listen ..."
6. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1810)
"... and her allies, overtures were made by George and Fre- . ... proper place that
should be appointed, in order to receive overtures for a general peace. ..."
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