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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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  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. 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?

  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.

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  7. 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.

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

    A literary genre is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even (as in the case of fiction) length. Genre should not be confused with age category, by which literature may be classified as either adult, young adult, or children's.

  9. 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.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › genregenre noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    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. Crime fiction is a genre which seems likely to stay with us for many years.

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