One voice of the cosmos fuque.
2007-12-25 13:09:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Slang. To screw up. (Alternate spelling: f**k.)
2007-12-25 13:12:52 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The word you're trying for is "fugue," and it's pronounced "feoog" (as close as I can put it, as it uses a diphthong.) A fugue is a musical piece in many "voices;" lots of different moving lines played or sung simultaneously. Bach wrote many "Prelude and Fugue" pairs, for instance. The phrase you wrote, "...one voice of the cosmic fugue..." means that one voice out of the many in the universe/cosmos is meaningful in some way.
Edit: An hour or two after answering your question, I happened to turn on the TV, and saw Cosmos with the episode title you mention. In this case, I'll vary my answer a little, and say that Carl Sagan points out in the episode that we are a single voice among many, and discusses the vastness of the cosmos. He understood this better than just about anyone I know of; his death a few years ago (it was in 1996 - seems much more recent!) was a great loss to us all.
2007-12-25 13:46:21 · answer #2 · answered by Dances with Unicorns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The folks here who have given musical definitions have, of course, been talking about "fugue," not "fuque"! They are not the same!
2007-12-25 13:30:53 · answer #3 · answered by Bruce M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOUN:
Music An imitative polyphonic composition in which a theme or themes are stated successively in all of the voices of the contrapuntal structure.
Psychiatry A pathological amnesiac condition during which one is apparently conscious of one's actions but has no recollection of them after returning to a normal state. This condition, usually resulting from severe mental stress, may persist for as long as several months.
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ETYMOLOGY:
Italian fuga (influenced by French fugue, from Italian fuga), from Latin, flight
OTHER FORMS:
fugal (fygl) KEY (Adjective), fugal·ly (Adverb), fugue (Verb), fuguist (fygst) KEY (Noun)
2007-12-25 13:19:41 · answer #4 · answered by Rainbow Raven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A musical style of composition. The melodies cascade and overlap. Bach was a master w/ them.
2007-12-25 13:13:20 · answer #5 · answered by Ahab 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure it's fuque? If you are then it means for engaging in sexual intercourse
2007-12-25 13:18:18 · answer #6 · answered by *TiNk_dAH BAdDEST* 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't know. But I know what Fubar means. F----- up beyond all repair.
2007-12-25 17:43:48 · answer #7 · answered by monalisamouse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is another way to spell **** YOU. i have also seen it spelt FUH-Q.
2007-12-25 13:12:18 · answer #8 · answered by hopn4healn 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋