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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

en forma de fuga

Pronunciation / Transliteration: en for-ma de foo-ga

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fugally/ˈfjuː.ɡəl.i/
adverbCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El pasaje musical se desarrolla en forma de fuga."

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In the manner of a fugue; characterized by contrapuntal imitation where musical themes are introduced by different voices at staggered intervals.

    "The movement develops fugally, with the second voice entering precisely two measures after the subject."
  2. 2

    Resembling the structure or interwoven texture of a fugue in a non-musical context.

    "The narrative threads of the novel intertwine fugally, echoing and chasing one another across chapters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the musical term 'fuga' (Latin for flight or chase), entering English via Italian 'fuga' and French 'fugue' during the late 17th century. The adverbial suffix '-ly' was added to describe the contrapuntal manner characteristic of a fugue in musical composition.

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