apertura
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Meanings
Noun
1. opening (act of making something open)
2. aperture (something which restricts the diameter of a light path) (optics)
3. opening (the first few moves) (chess)
4. opening ceremony
5. openness, open-mindedness
Examples5
The chairman opened the meeting.
Rain in the morning and the crack of sunny spells in the afternoon.
What is your favorite opening?
Do you have an opening on Friday after five?
I'm so glad that you asked me to give the opening speech tonight.