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fugal

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfjuːɡəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fyo̅o̅gəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fu•gal  (fyo̅o̅gəl),USA pronunciation adj. [Music.]
  1. Music and Danceof or pertaining to a fugue, or composed in the style of a fugue.
  • fugue + -al1 1850–55
fugal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fugal /ˈfjuːɡəl/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or in the style of a fugue
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fugue /fyug/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancea musical composition with two or more voices.
fu•gal, adj. See -fug-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fugue  (fyo̅o̅g),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea polyphonic composition based upon one, two, or more themes, which are enunciated by several voices or parts in turn, subjected to contrapuntal treatment, and gradually built up into a complex form having somewhat distinct divisions or stages of development and a marked climax at the end.
  2. Psychiatrya period during which a person suffers from loss of memory, often begins a new life, and, upon recovery, remembers nothing of the amnesic phase.
  • Latin: flight
  • Italian fuga
  • French
  • 1590–1600
fuguelike′, adj. 

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