genre

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English

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Etymology

Borrowing from French genre (kind), from Latin genus (cognate with Ancient Greek γένος (génos)), from Proto-Indo-European *genes-. Compare gender.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /(d)ʒɒnɹə/, /(d)ʒɔːnɹə/, X-SAMPA: /(d)ZQnr\@/, /(d)ZOnr\@/
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    (file)

Noun

genre (plural genres)

  1. 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.
    The computer game Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre.

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Derived terms

  • subgenre
  • literary genre
  • film genre
  • dramatic genre
  • theatrical genre

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Dutch

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Noun

genre n (plural genres)

  1. kind, type, genre

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Finnish

Pronunciation

Noun

genre

  1. genre

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Synonyms

  • lajityyppi

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French

Etymology

From Latin genus (genitive generis), cognate with Ancient Greek γένος (génos), from Proto-Indo-European *genes-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ʒɑ̃ʁ/, X-SAMPA: /ZA~R/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: genres
  • Hyphenation: genre

Noun

genre m (plural genres)

  1. kind
    Le genre humain.
  2. style
    le genre dramatique.
  3. (grammar) gender
    Les mots français sont du genre masculin ou du genre féminin.
  4. (biology) genus
    Toute espèce vivante ou ayant vécu est rattachée à un genre, selon la nomenclature binominale introduite par Carl von Linné.
  5. look, type
    Il essaie de se donner un genre.
  6. (archaic, colloquial) the done thing

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Latin genus (genitive generis), cognate with Ancient Greek γένος (génos), from Proto-Indo-European *genes-.

Noun

genre m (plural genres)

  1. (grammar, etc.) gender

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French genre.

Pronunciation

Noun

genre c

  1. a genre

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