First Known Use: 1597
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fugue
noun \ˈfyüg\
: a piece of music in which tunes are repeated in complex patterns
Full Definition of FUGUE
1
a : a musical composition in which one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the voice parts b : something that resembles a fugue especially in interweaving repetitive elements
2
: a disturbed state of consciousness in which the one affected seems to perform acts in full awareness but upon recovery cannot recollect the acts performed
— fugue verb
— fugu·ist \ˈfyü-gist\ noun
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Origin of FUGUE
probably from Italian fuga flight, fugue, from Latin, flight, from fugere
Medical Dictionary
fugue
noun \ˈfyüg\
Medical Definition of FUGUE
: a disturbed state of consciousness in which the one affected seems to perform acts in full awareness but upon recovery cannot recollect them
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