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fugal

adjective
fu·​gal | \ ˈfyü-gÉ™l How to pronounce fugal (audio) \

Definition of fugal

: of, relating to, or being in the style of a musical fugue
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fugally \ ˈfyü-​gÉ™-​lÄ“ How to pronounce fugally (audio) \ adverb

Examples of fugal in a Sentence

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 Didn’t Charles Dutoit also conduct Rachmaninoff with such a deeply -considered sense of sound and attention to fugal details? — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, "Philadelphia Orchestra back on the global recording scene with a lush 'Rach 2nd' live from Kimmel," 9 Mar. 2018 Mr. Korstvedt, the Bruckner Society president, pointed to the Fifth as an important caesura, concluding Bruckner’s earlier period with its daring fugal finale. — David Allen, New York Times, "A Long Party of Concerts to Celebrate Anton Bruckner," 13 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of fugal

1854, in the meaning defined above

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