genre

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

genres

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

genre

past (v2)

genred

past participle (v3)

genred

present participle

genring

3rd person singular

genres

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

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

   • This film is a cross-genre piece, dark and funny at the same time.
   • The computer game Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre.
   • The still life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:genre.

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