GENRE Definition & Meaning

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genre

[ zhahn-ruh; French zhahn-ruh ]

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noun

plural genres

a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music.
Fine Arts.
1. paintings in which scenes of everyday life form the subject matter.
2. a realistic style of painting using such subject matter.
genus; kind; sort; style.

adjective

Fine Arts. of or relating to genre.
of or relating to a distinctive literary type.

genre

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noun

1. kind, category, or sort, esp of literary or artistic work
2. ( as modifier )
  genre fiction
a category of painting in which domestic scenes or incidents from everyday life are depicted

genre

The kind or type of a work of art, from the French, meaning “kind” or “ genus .” Literary genres include the novel and the sonnet . Musical genres include the concerto and the symphony . Film genres include Westerns and horror movies.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of genre¹

First recorded in 1760–70; from French: “kind, sort”; gender ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of genre¹

C19: from French, from Old French gendre; see gender

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The rest of the shows on the mature animation block were comedies while “Cowboy Bebop” was anime, although unlike nearly anything else the genre’s American aficionados were accustomed to.

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Ezban is referring to his latest genre effort, a tonally unpredictable zombie movie titled “Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse,” which hits theaters across the country on Friday,

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Since opening at the beginning of March, the bar has hosted shows for a wide range of genres and carries the torch for Los Angeles underground music.

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The original Switch created the genre of the hybrid console - one which works on a TV and as a portable system.

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But that’s all post-mortem nitpicking, easily overlooked by the power of the performances, the hilarious courage of the writing and the glorious reconstruction of a familiar genre.

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