English

fuguist

From fugue + -ist.

Formed from fugue + -ist

Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-

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Latin fugiō ‘to flee’

Latin fuga ‘act of fleeing’

Italian fuga ‘flight, ardor’

French fugue

English fugue

Today it means

noun A musician who composes or performs fugues.

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