coun·ter·fugue
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plural counterfugues
Definition of counterfugue
: a musical fugue (see fugue entry 1 sense 1b) in which the answer (see answer entry 1 sense 5) is the inversion of the subject (see subject entry 1 sense 3f)
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The first known use of counterfugue was circa 1706
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