genre


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
genre /ˈʒɒ̃rə, ˈ(d)ʒɒnrə/
noun
  • 1 a style or category of art or literature.
  • 2 [as modifier] denoting a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life.
– origin C19: Fr., lit. ‘a kind’ (see gender).
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