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fugue
noun
a
musical
composition
in
which
a
short
melody
or
theme
is
stated
by
one
part
and
developed
by
the
addition
of
other
parts
using
imitation
and
counterpoint
.
•
Bach
composed
many
famous
fugues
for
organ
.
Bach
composed
many
famous
fugues
for
organ
.
•
The
choir
performed
a
beautiful
fugue
during
the
concert
.
The
choir
performed
a
beautiful
fugue
during
the
concert
.
From
Italian
fuga
(“
flight
”),
from
Latin
fuga
(“
flight
”),
referring
to
the
way
voices
'chase'
each
other
in
the
composition
.
noun
a
rare
psychological
disorder
involving
a
sudden
and
temporary
loss
of
memory
and
change
of
personality
,
during
which
the
person
travels
away
from
home
and
later
has
no
memory
of
the
events
.
•
The
patient
was
diagnosed
with
a
dissociative
fugue
.
The
patient
was
diagnosed
with
a
dissociative
fugue
.
•
He
wandered
for
days
in
a
fugue
before
returning
home
.
He
wandered
for
days
in
a
fugue
before
returning
home
.
From
the
musical
sense
,
by
analogy
to
the
'flight'
of
the
voices
,
describing
a
'flight'
from
one's
identity
.