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    genre
    /ˈʒɒ̃rə/

    noun

    • 1. a style or category of art, music, or literature: "the spy thriller is a very masculine genre"
    • 2. denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists: "genre scenes"

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  2. The meaning of GENRE is a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content. How to use genre in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. Genre definition: a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like. See examples of GENRE used in a sentence.

  4. As a literary device, genre refers to a form, class, or type of literary work. The primary genres in literature are poetry, drama / play, essay, short story, and novel.

  5. GENRE definition: 1. a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics: 2. produced…. Learn more.

  6. GENRE meaning: 1. a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics: 2. produced…. Learn more.

  7. A genre is a specific type of music, film, or writing. Your favorite literary genre might be science fiction, and your favorite film genre might be horror flicks about cheerleaders. Go figure. In music, genre refers to musical style such as jazz, salsa or rock.

  8. Definition of Genre. A genre is any stylistic category in literature that follows specific conventions. Examples of genre in literature include historical fiction, satire, zombie romantic comedies (zom-rom-com), and so on. Many stories fit into more than one genre.

  9. Definition of genre noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. genre. noun. /ˈʒɒ̃rə/, /ˈʒɒnrə/ /ˈʒɑːnrə/ (formal) a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features. literary/musical genres. the horror/action/fantasy genre.

  10. A genre is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has special characteristics.

  11. A genre is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has special characteristics.

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