genre
See also Genre
English
Etymology
Borrowing from French genre (“kind”), from Latin genus (cognate with Ancient Greek γένος (génos)), from Proto-Indo-European *genes-. Compare gender.
Pronunciation
Noun
genre (plural genres)
- 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.
Synonyms
- kind
- type
- class
- See also Wikisaurus:class
Derived terms
- subgenre
- literary genre
- film genre
- dramatic genre
- theatrical genre
Related terms
Translations
kind; type; sort
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Dutch
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɡenre/
Noun
genre
Declension
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Declension of genre (type nalle)
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Synonyms
- lajityyppi
French
Etymology
From Latin genus (genitive generis), cognate with Ancient Greek γένος (génos), from Proto-Indo-European *genes-.
Pronunciation
Noun
genre m (plural genres)
- kind
- Le genre humain.
- style
- le genre dramatique.
- (grammar) gender
- Les mots français sont du genre masculin ou du genre féminin.
- (biology) genus
- Toute espèce vivante ou ayant vécu est rattachée à un genre, selon la nomenclature binominale introduite par Carl von Linné.
- look, type
- Il essaie de se donner un genre.
- (archaic, colloquial) the done thing
Derived terms
Anagrams
Jèrriais
Etymology
From Latin genus (genitive generis), cognate with Ancient Greek γένος (génos), from Proto-Indo-European *genes-.
Noun
genre m (plural genres)