English Explanatory Dictionary

genre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

verb

To assign or conform to a genre, to make genre-specific.

Pronunciation

/ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/ en-us-genre.ogg /ˈ(d)ʒɒnɹə/ En-uk-genre.ogg /ˈd͡ʒɑnɚ/

Word forms

genre genres genring genreing genred

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French genre, from Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. Doublet of gender and genus.

Synonyms

kind type class

Related words

gender general generate genus

Derived words

cybergenre genre-bending genre-busting genrefication genre fiction genre film genrefy genreless genrelisation genrelization genre-savvy genre studies genric hallucinogenre macrogenre metagenre microgenre minigenre multigenre nongenre pre-genre pregenre sub-genre subgenre supergenre

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