American English pronunciation

How to pronounce fugue

IPA transcription: [f'juɡ]

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Noun

  • dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state

  • a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days

  • a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement

Usage examples

  • Many of the technical accomplishments are unique to fugue literature.