fugue

The definition of a fugue is a musical composition for a specific number of parts or voices, or is a temporary state of amnesia.

(noun)

See fugue in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a musical composition for a definite number of parts or voices, in which a subject is announced in one voice, imitated in succession by each of the other voices, and developed contrapuntally
Psychiatry a state of psychological amnesia during which the subject seems to behave in a conscious and rational way, although upon return to normal consciousness he cannot remember the period of time nor what he did during it; temporary flight from reality

Origin: Fr < It fuga < L, a flight < fugere: see fugitive

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See fugue in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Music An imitative polyphonic composition in which a theme or themes are stated successively in all of the voices of the contrapuntal structure.
Psychiatry A pathological amnesiac condition during which one is apparently conscious of one's actions but has no recollection of them after returning to a normal state. This condition, usually resulting from severe mental stress, may persist for as long as several months.

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Origin: Italian fuga (influenced by French fugue, from Italian fuga)

Origin: , from Latin, flight

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