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Definition of: genre
(zhän′rə) noun
1. A genus, sort, or style; especially, a category of art or literature characterized by a certain form, style, subject matter, or atmosphere.
2. A class of painting or other art portraying everyday life; distinguished from the historical, romantic, etc., style. [<F <L genus, -eris race, kind. Doublet of GENDER, GENUS.]
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