[ˈʒɒnrə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a style or category of art, music, or literature
(e.g: the spy thriller is a very masculine genre)

- denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists
(e.g: genre scenes)


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Origin:
early 19th century: French, literally ‘a kind’ (see gender)