Fugue

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1. Noun

A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears.

2. Noun

dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create 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
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

3. Noun

a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
Vocabulary classified under Psychology

4. Noun

a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
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