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subgenre

[ suhb-zhahn-ruh, -zhahn-ruh ]

noun

  1. a lesser or subordinate genre:

    a subgenre of popular fiction.



subgenre

/ ˈʌˌɑː԰ə /

noun

  1. a category that is a subdivision of a larger genre
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subgenre1

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So perhaps it’s fitting that the most recent addition to this sad subgenre is the numbest.

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But while otherworldly horror films are more commercially viable in Mexico, with “Párvulos,” the director took a chance on the zombie subgenre as a vehicle to explore his fascination with narratives where young protagonists mature after a difficult ordeal.

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Though, it’s not hard to see why this subgenre has become popular.

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The film has a hard enough time as it is just trying to scrape past decent, barely ever producing the thrills that the movie’s subgenre promises, despite its fervent attempts to create suspense out of thin air.

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“Don’t Touch Me,” Wilma Burgess Nashville sensation Wilma Burgess rose to fame during the era of countrypolitan, a subgenre that references the pop crossover for country in the 1960s and ’70s.

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