genrenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʒɑ̃ː.rə//ˈʒɒn.rə/us/ˈʒɑːn.rə/formala style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics:
What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?
a literary/musical/film genre
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genreadjective
uk/ˈʒɑ̃ː.rə//ˈʒɒn.rə/us/ˈʒɑːn.rə/produced according to a particular model or style:
a genre movie
genre fiction
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Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- anime
- blockbuster
- epigram
- epistle
- film noir
- hagiography
- hokum
- indie
- lampoon
- mystery
- pastiche
- pastoral
- prose
- saga
- satire
- slow
- the big screen 1
- thriller
- vignette
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