noun Download 🔗Share A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody. Examples : "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. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality. Examples : "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. " literature art style music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fugue state. Examples : "After the car accident, Sarah suffered a fugue for several hours, unable to remember her name or where she lived. " mind medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To improvise, in singing, by introducing vocal ornamentation to fill gaps etc. Examples : "During the church choir practice, when the organist paused, Maria would often fugue, filling the silence with a beautiful, improvised melody. " music sound language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
