genre
noun/ˈʒɑnrə/
Frequency rank: #3,356 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A category of art, music, or writing with a particular style.
Example sentence
She prefers the mystery genre over science fiction.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 3,301–3,400
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