genre
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- noun
- /ˈʒɑːnrə/
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género
- Book talks by library staff could promote the reading of all genres of books.
- styles and genres
- a musical genre
- a genre of books
And the reality of the genre is it's so wide.
- And the reality of the genre is it's so wide.
- Now, classic TV genres are just twists.
- Of course, salsa is my favorite genre and some reggaeton songs.
- So they sort of rethought the genre and made a new type of music.
- But I guess it's a whole genre of porn, the tickling stuff.
- You know, I said, most of the books of this genre are written by rats.
- Each hour is broken out through different genres of of reality TV.
- My first slash main genre so far this year has been non fiction.
- Well, this is a genre that that I'm returning to.
Examples
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Over 1,000 genres to choose from.
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You can decide what genre your book is after your first draft.
Academic text (2011) -
And the reality of the genre is it's so wide.
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But you need that if the genre is going to continue.
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When you say genre, what do you mean?
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We need to start thinking about what genre we're gonna make.
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Oh, well what is your genre of choice?
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What is this genre that Wright is working with?
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Though he would go on to write in other genres, science fiction became his hallmark.
Fiction book (1999) -
Many readers enjoy books in the crime genre for their suspenseful plots.
Compounds
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A type of writing with a clear style about a certain topic, for example mystery stories
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Etymology
Genre comes from French genre meaning 'kind' or 'type' and from Latin genus meaning 'kind' or 'birth'. So genre now means a 'type' of art or music, and you can remember it by thinking of the related word gender, which also began with the idea of a 'kind'.