genre
A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
Noun 1 meaning
A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
“The still life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century.”
Verb 1 meaning
To assign or conform to a genre, to make genre-specific.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:genre.”
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French genre, from Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. Doublet of gender and genus.
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GENRE at a glance
GENRE has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (G 2 + E 1 + N 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,323 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with genre
All rhymes- SUBGENRE11
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