fugal

[ fyoo-guhl ]

/ ˈfyu gəl /

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adjective Music.

of or relating to a fugue, or composed in the style of a fugue.

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Origin of fugal

First recorded in 1850–55; fugue + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM fugal

fu·gal·ly, adverbun·fu·gal, adjectiveun·fu·gal·ly, adverb

Words nearby fugal

Fuerteventura, fufu, fug, fugacious, fugacity, fugal, Fugard, fugato, -fuge, fuggedaboutit, Fugger

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How to use fugal in a sentence

The nephew decided in favor of both, while I expressed a desire to see the fugal theme worked out for the purpose mentioned.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Foerstemann seems to take this as the stem on which is formed fugal, fowl, bird.
Surnames as a Science|Robert Ferguson
First one commencing with chords, after which, fugal imitation.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock
And, besides, Kuhnau prided himself on the fugal character of his sonatas.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock

One cannot imagine such a history done in the strained phrases of Meredith or the fugal manner of Henry James.
A Book of Prefaces|H. L. Mencken

British Dictionary definitions for fugal

fugal

/ (ˈfjuːɡəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or in the style of a fugue

Derived forms of fugal

fugally, adverb

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