genre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 3.1.2 Synonyms 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French genre ‘kind’, from Latin genus (cognate with Ancient Greek γένος), from Indo-European *genes-. Compare gender.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /(d)ʒɒnɹə/, /(d)ʒɔːnɹə/
• SAMPA: /(d)ZQnr\@/ or /(d)ZOnr\@/
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[edit] Noun

genre (plural genres)

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.

[edit] Synonyms

• kind
• type
• class
• See also Wikisaurus:class

[edit] Derived terms

• sub-genre
• literary genre
• film genre
• dramatic genre
• theatrical genre

[edit] Related terms

• genre fiction
• gender
• general
• generate
• genus

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Noun

genre n. (plural genres)

1. kind, type, genre

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

genre

1. genre

[edit] Declension

Declension of genre (type nalle) singular plural nominative genre genret genitive genren genrejen genrein1 partitive genreä genrejä accusative genre genren genret inessive genressä genreissä elative genrestä genreistä illative genreen genreihin adessive genrellä genreillä ablative genreltä genreiltä allative genrelle genreille essive genrenä genreinä translative genreksi genreiksi instructive – genrein abessive genrettä genreittä comitative – genreineen 1) Rare.

[edit] Synonyms

• lajityyppi

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʒɑ̃ʀ/
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[edit] Noun

genre m. (plural genres)

1. kind
2. style
3. (grammar) gender
4. (biology) genus
5. (archaic, colloquial) the done thing