fugue
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
Pronunciation
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fyoogIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfjuɡ
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Definition
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noun
music
A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
psychiatry
A dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
Anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality.
psychiatry
A fugue state.
verb
To improvise, in singing, by introducing vocal ornamentation to fill gaps etc.
intransitive
To spend time in a dissociative fugue state.
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Dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life.
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