fugue
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Synonyms: fugie, fuge, dugue, fugu, fugle, figue, fugus, fugee
Antonyms: fugie, fuge, dugue, fugu, fugle, figue, fugus, fugee
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Noun
- {{lb|en|music}} A [[contrapuntal]] piece of [[music]] wherein a particular [[melody]] is played in a number of [[voice]]s, 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.
- {{lb|en|psychiatry}} A [[fugue state]].
Verb
- To [[improvise]], in [[sing]]ing, by introducing vocal ornamentation to fill gaps etc.
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To spend time in a [[dissociative]] [[fugue state]].
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