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genre

American  
[zhahn-ruh, zhahn-ruh] / ˈʒɑn rə, ˈʒɑ̃ rə /

noun

plural

genres

  1. a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like.

    the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music.

  2. Fine Arts.

    1. paintings in which scenes of everyday life form the subject matter.

    2. a realistic style of painting using such subject matter.

  3. genus; kind; sort; style.

adjective

  1. Fine Arts. of or relating to genre.

  2. of or relating to a distinctive literary type.

genre British  
/ ˈʒɑːnrə /

noun

    1. kind, category, or sort, esp of literary or artistic work

    2. ( as modifier )

      genre fiction

  2. a category of painting in which domestic scenes or incidents from everyday life are depicted

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genre Cultural  

  1. The kind or type of a work of art, from the French, meaning “kind” or “genus.” Literary genres include the novel and the sonnet. Musical genres include the concerto and the symphony. Film genres include Westerns and horror movies.

Etymology

Origin of genre

First recorded in 1760–70; from French: “kind, sort”; gender 1

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