genre

English

Etymology

From French, meaning kind

Pronunciation

• IPA: /(d)ʒɒnɹə/ or /(d)ʒɔːnɹə/
• SAMPA: /(d)ZQnr\@/ or /(d)ZOnr\@/

Noun

genre (genres)

1. a kind or style (e.g. of literature, movies, games etc.)

   Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre

Synonyms

• kind
• type
• class

Related terms

• genre fiction
• gender
• generate
• genus

Translations

• Chinese: 風格, 风格
• German: Genre n
• Greek: ύφος n
• Template:io : genero
• Japanese: ジャンル (janru)
• Korean: 장르

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German

Noun

Genre n (plural: Genren)

1. genre

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French

Noun

genre m

1. kind
2. style
3. (grammar) gender
4. (biology) genus

Related terms

• génome
• gens
• gent
• gentil