a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special featuresWordfinderwriteauthor,book,classic,critic,drama,fiction,genre,literature,poetry,writeOxford Collocations DictionaryGenre is used before these nouns: fiction,painter,painting,…Seefull entrySee related entries:Describing music,Film reviews and promotionWord Originearly 19th cent.: French, literally ‘a kind’, based on Latin genus ‘birth, family, nation’.Extra examplesCrime fiction is a genre which seems likely to stay with us for many years.His essay discusses theories of style and genre.His films cover a wide range of subjects and genres.She must be the most influential modern writer in the genre.The band is not representative of any particular musical genre.
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