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FUGUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Music
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fugue
1, record 1, English, fugue
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A musical composition in which one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the voice parts. 1, record 1, English, - fugue
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Musique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fugue
1, record 1, French, fugue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de composition contrapuntique fondée sur l'entrée et le développement successifs de voix selon un principe strict d'imitation qui donne à l'auditeur l'impression que chaque voix fuit ou en poursuit une autre. 1, record 1, French, - fugue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- elopement
1, record 2, English, elopement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be. 2, record 2, English, - elopement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Elopement occurs when a resident leaves a healthcare facility without staff knowledge of the departure. Elopers can be differentiated from wanderers by their purposeful, overt, and often repeated attempts to leave the building and premises. 3, record 2, English, - elopement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fugue
1, record 2, French, fugue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fuite 1, record 2, French, fuite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-03-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- runaway 1, record 3, English, runaway
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of running away. 1, record 3, English, - runaway
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fugue
1, record 3, French, fugue
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action, fait de s'enfuir momentanément du lieu où l'on vit habituellement. 1, record 3, French, - fugue
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez l'enfant, la fugue est une fuite du milieu familial, de l'école ou d'une autre collectivité. Elle serait plus fréquente chez les enfants dont le milieu familial est dissocié. 2, record 3, French, - fugue
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
the element that characterizes fugue most clearly is flight. 1, record 4, English, - fugue
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fugue
1, record 4, French, fugue
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
sous ce nom, on désigne des conduites de déambulation, d'errance [et] de vagabondage. 1, record 4, French, - fugue
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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