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   fugue

   /fjuːɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others and developed by interweaving the parts.
   • 2. a loss of awareness of one's identity, often coupled with flight from one's usual environment, associated with certain forms of hysteria and epilepsy.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, or from Italian fuga, from Latin fuga ‘flight’, related to fugere ‘flee’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fuguist noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • F

     4

   • U

     1

   • G

     2

   • U

     1

   • E

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