fugue
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See also fugué
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Italian fuga (“flight, ardor”), from Latin fuga (“act of fleeing”), from fugere (“to flee”); the spelling is from the French version of the Italian term.
Apparently from the metaphor that the first part starts alone on its course, and is pursued by later parts.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
fugue (plural fugues)
- (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.
- Anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality.
Translations [edit]
piece of music
anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or complexity
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See also [edit]
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
fugue
- first-person singular present indicative of fuguer
- third-person singular present indicative of fuguer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of fuguer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of fuguer
- second-person singular imperative of fuguer
Noun [edit]
fugue f (plural fugues)
- (informal) running away from home
- (music) fugue
Synonyms [edit]
- (running away): fuite
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
fugue (infinitive fugar)
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