genre

Meaning

Noun

  • A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

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Origin

  • Borrowed from French genre, from Latin genus (cognate with Ancient Greek γένος), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os. gender, genus, and kin.

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