counterfugue

noun

coun·​ter·​fugue

"+ˌ-

plural counterfugues

: a musical fugue (see fugue entry 1 sense 1b) in which the answer (see answer entry 1 sense 5) is the inversion of the subject (see subject entry 1 sense 3f)

Word History

Etymology

translation of French contre-fugue

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

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