Definition of Genre. Meaning of Genre. Synonyms of Genre

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Definition of Genre

Genre
Genre Gen"re, n. Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature. French drama was lisping or still inarticulate; the great French genre of the fabliau was hardly born. --Saintsbury. A particular demand . . . that we shall pay special attention to the matter of genres -- that is, to the different forms or categories of literature. --W. P. Trent.

Meaning of Genre from wikipedia

- Genre (French for 'kind, sort') is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon...
- A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. Genre is to be...
- A video game genre is an informal classification of a video game based on how it is pla**** rather than visual or narrative elements. This is independent...
- Comedy can be divided into multiple genres based on the source of humor, the method of delivery, and the context in which it is delivered. These classifications...
- The Western is a genre of fiction typically set in the American frontier (commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West") between the California...
- A film genre is a stylistic or thematic category for motion pictures based on similarities either in the narrative elements, aesthetic approach, or the...
- Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized...
- by the wasei-eigo construction girls' love (ガールズラブ, gāruzu rabu), is a genre of ****anese media focusing on intimate relationships between female characters...
- colloquialism for a genre of ****anese art and media known within ****an as **** manga (ゲイ漫画) or gei komi (ゲイコミ, "**** comics"). The genre focuses on male same-****...
- A literary genre is a category of literature. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or length (especially for fiction). They...