genre

gen·re

Use genre in a sentence

Rock and roll is one genre of music.

noun

The definition of a genre is a category of art, music or literature.

An example of genre is rock and roll.

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genre

a kind, or type, as of works of literature, art, etc.

Origin of genre

French from Classical Latin genus (gen. generis): see genus

designating or of a type of book, film, etc. which is distinguished by subject, theme, or style, as science fiction, mystery, western, etc.
designating or of a kind of painting in which subjects or scenes from everyday life are treated realistically

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genre

noun

a. A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content: “his six String Quartets … the most important works in the genre since Beethoven's” ( Time )
b. A realistic style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life.
A type or class: “Emaciated famine victims … on television focused a new genre of attention on the continent” ( Helen Kitchen )

Origin of genre

French from Old French kind from Latin genus gener-; see genə- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural genres)

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.

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Borrowing from French genre (“kind”), from Latin genus (cognate with Ancient Greek γένος (génos)), from Proto-Indo-European *genes-. Compare gender.

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genre - Computer Definition

A French word meaning category, class, style, type or variety. Pronounced "zhawn-ruh," a music genre is a music category such as classical, jazz and rock.

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