Meaning of “genre” in the English Dictionary

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genrenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈʒɑ̃ː.rə/ /ˈʒɒn.rə/ us ​ /ˈʒɑːn.rə/ formal

genreadjective

uk ​ /ˈʒɑ̃ː.rə/ /ˈʒɒn.rə/ us ​ /ˈʒɑːn.rə/

(Definition of “genre” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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genrenoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈʒɑn·rə, ˈʒɑ̃·rə/

› art, literature, music a particular subject or style of literature, art, or music:

the genre of landscape painting

(Definition of “genre” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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