C2 noun #88,536 most common

fugue

UK /ˈfjuːɡ/ | US /ˈfjuːɡ/

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.

fugue in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) 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.
  • (noun) Anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality.
  • (noun) A fugue state.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun 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.
  2. 2
    noun Anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality.
  3. 3
    noun A fugue state.
  4. 4
    verb To improvise, in singing, by introducing vocal ornamentation to fill gaps etc.
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