genre

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /(d)ʒɑn.ɹə/
• (British) IPA: /(d)ʒɒn.ɹə/, /(d)ʒɔn.ɹə/
• (nonstandard, francophonic) IPA: /d͡ʒɑnɚ/

Noun

genre (plural genres)

1. A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

   The still-life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century.

   The computer game Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre.

Synonyms

• kind
• type
• class
• See also Thesaurus:class

Related terms

• genre fiction
• genre film
• gender
• general
• generate
• genus

Translations

• French: genre
• German: Genre, Gattung
• Italian: genere
• Portuguese: (Brazil) gênero, (European) género
• Russian: жанр
• Spanish: género

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