Meaning of genre | Babel Free
ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹəDefinitions
- kind
- A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
- genus
- gender, sex
- gender
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
janr
Català
gènere
Čeština
žánr
Dansk
genre
Ελληνικά
ύφος
Esperanto
genro
Español
género
Eesti
žanr
فارسی
ژانر
Gaeilge
seánra
Galego
xénero
हिन्दी
विधा
Magyar
műfaj
Հայերեն
ժանր
Italiano
genere
日本語
ジャンル
ქართული
ჟანრი
Қазақша
жанр
한국어
장르
Latina
genus
Lietuvių
žanras
Македонски
жанр
Nederlands
genre
Polski
gatunek
Português
género
Română
gen
Русский
жанр
Shqip
zhanër
Svenska
genre
Türkmençe
žanr
Українська
жанр
Examples
“The still life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century.”
“This film is a cross-genre piece, dark and funny at the same time.”
“The computer game Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre.”
“One of the difficulties that plague conversations about industrial music is that the genre has come to include (to the chagrin and outright denial of some purists) anything from gentle synthesized droning to metal-inspired riffage.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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