Meaning of the word fugue in English
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fugue
US /fjuːɡ/
UK /fjuːɡ/
Noun
1.
a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation and which recurs frequently in the course of the composition.
Example:
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Bach's 'Toccata and Fugue in D minor' is a masterpiece of classical music.
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The composer skillfully wove multiple melodic lines into a complex fugue.
2.
a state or period of loss of awareness of one's identity, often coupled with flight from one's usual environment, associated with certain forms of hysteria and epilepsy.
Example:
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After the traumatic event, the patient experienced a dissociative fugue, wandering far from home.
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The doctor diagnosed him with a psychological fugue state.
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