fugue

fugue

noun \ˈfyüg\

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

Origin of FUGUE

probably from Italian fuga flight, fugue, from Latin, flight, from fugere

First Known Use: 1597