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genre fiction

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre (such as mystery, romance, or horror) with an existing audience.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Genre fiction encourages a focus⟳ on one aspect at the expense of others. This can produce⟳ an obsessive, powerful work⟳. But a literary novel has, somewhere, to open⟳ out into the universal.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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