fugal

fugue

 (fyo͞og)

n.

1. Music A contrapuntal musical composition whose basic structure consists of a theme or themes stated successively in different voices.

2. Psychiatry A dissociative state, usually caused by trauma, marked by sudden travel or wandering away from home and an inability to remember one's past.

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[Italian fuga (influenced by French fugue, from Italian fuga), from Latin, flight.]

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fu′gal (fyo͞o′gəl) adj.

fu′gal·ly adv.

fugue v.

fugu′ist (fyo͞o′gĭst) n.

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fugal

(ˈfjuːɡəl)

adj

(Classical Music) of, relating to, or in the style of a fugue

ˈfugally adv

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fu•gal

(ˈfyu gəl)

adj.

of or pertaining to a fugue, or composed in the style of a fugue.

[1850–55]

fu′gal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

1.

fugal - of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue

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