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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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › genreGenre Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGENRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGENRE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › genreGENRE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGENRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgenre noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features. Crime fiction is a genre which seems likely to stay with us for many years. The film is generally regarded as a classic of the genre. His films cover a wide range of subjects and genres.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › genreGenre - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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.

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GenreGenre - Wikipedia

    Genre (French for 'kind, sort') [1] is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon conventions developed over time. [2] In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other forms of art or entertainment, based on some set of stylistic criteria. [3]

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › genre_ngenre, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun genre. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGENRE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    GENRE meaning: a type of art or writing with a particular style: . Learn more.

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