Complete Definition of "genre"

see|Genre
English

Etymology
From F. #French|genre �kind�, from L. genus (cognate with Ancient Greek polytonic|γένο�), from Indo-European *genes-. Compare gender.

Pronunciation
IPA|/(d)��nɹ�/, /(d)���nɹ�/
Wiktionary:Pronunciation_key|SAMPA: /(d)ZQnr\@/ or /(d)ZOnr\@/
audio|en-us-genre.ogg|Audio (US) audio|en-uk-genre.ogg|Audio (UK)

Noun
en-noun

  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.

Synonyms
kind
type
class

Related terms
genre fiction
gender

general
generate
genus

Translations
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Chinese: 風格, �格 (f�ngg�)
Danish: genre
Dutch: genre n
Finnish: lajityyppi, genre
French: genre m
German: Genre n
Greek: ��ο� n
Ido: genero
Italian: genere m
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Japanese: ���� (janru)
Korean: �르 (jangneu)
Kurdish: janr, �êwe, cûn, �êwaz, çe�ît, tewr
Latin: genus n, generis (genitive)
Polish: rodzaj m
Portuguese gênero (br), género (pt) m
Russian: жан� (žanr) m
Spanish: género m
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French

Pronunciation
IPA|/����/
audio|Fr-genre-fr-Paris.ogg|Audio (FR)

Noun
fr-noun|m

  1. kind
  2. style
  3. grammar|lang=fr gender
  4. biology|lang=fr genus

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Revision and Credits for"genre"
  • 2007-12-22 02:18 - Circeus - Change deprecated template, Replaced: {{fr-noun-reg|m}} → {{fr-noun|m}} [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]]

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