Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with genre in American Collocation
genre
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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well-known
classic
established
traditional
She brings new ideas to the traditional genre of landscape painting.
popular
favourite
popular
These books about people’s awful childhoods became a popular genre in the 1990s.
of a particular type
cinematic
comic
documentary
dramatic
literary
musical
The show is a blend of musical genres.
action-adventure
detective
fantasy
film noir
gangster
horror
indie
non-fiction
sci-fi
spy
superhero
thriller
vampire
zombie
create a genre
develop
establish
invent
spawn
Tolkien’s world of Middle-Earth spawned an entire genre of fantasy writing.
change or improve a genre
redefine
reinvent
‘Reservoir Dogs’ is a classic which redefines a genre.
involve more than one genre
combine
cross
mix
span
transcend
Her vocals transcend musical genres.