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GENRE

\ʒˈɒnɹə], \ʒˈɒnɹə], \ʒ_ˈɒ_n_ɹ_ə]\

Definitions of GENRE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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a style of expressing yourself in writing
a kind of literary or artistic work

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a style of expressing yourself in writing
a kind of literary or artistic work

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and manners.
Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and manners.
Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A style of art illustrative of common life.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A work of art which depicts a scene or subject in common every-day life.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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