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Word: Genre
Speech Type: Noun
early 19th century: French, literally ‘a kind’ (see gender)
ˈʒɒ̃rə
ˈʒɒnrə
a style or category of art, music, or literature
Short Definition:style or category of art or literature
Examples:- the spy thriller is a very masculine genre
- the science fiction genre
denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists
Short Definition:denoting or relating to style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists
Examples:- genre scenes
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