/ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/, /ˈ(d)ʒɒnɹə/, /ˈd͡ʒɑnɚ/
OriginUnadapted borrowing from French genre, from Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. Doublet of gender and genus.
- 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.”
“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.”
- To assign or conform to a genre, to make genre-specific.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:genre.”
Formsgenres(plural) · genres(present, singular, third-person) · genring(participle, present) · genreing(participle, present) · genred(participle, past) · genred(past)