noun🔗ShareA contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody."The music class listened intently as the teacher explained how a fugue works, with each instrument entering separately to build the melody layer by layer. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality."The author's latest novel is a literary fugue, with different character perspectives and storylines weaving in and out, echoing and answering each other like musical themes. "literatureartstylemusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fugue state."After the car accident, Sarah suffered a fugue for several hours, unable to remember her name or where she lived. "mindmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo improvise, in singing, by introducing vocal ornamentation to fill gaps etc."During the church choir practice, when the organist paused, Maria would often fugue, filling the silence with a beautiful, improvised melody. "musicsoundlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
