Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fyoog]
- /fyug/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fyoog]
- /fyug/
Definitions of fuguelike word
- noun fuguelike Music. a 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. 1
- noun fuguelike Psychiatry. a period during which a person suffers from loss of memory, often begins a new life, and, upon recovery, remembers nothing of the amnesic phase. 1
- adjective fuguelike Resembling a fugue. 0
- adverb fuguelike In the manner of a fugue. 0
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Origin of fuguelike
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < French < Italian fuga < Latin: flight
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Parts of speech for Fuguelike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fuguelike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fuguelike usage trend in Literature
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