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Definition genre in British English

genre noun

[countable] noun
/ˈʒɒnrə/
1

a particular style used in cinema, writing, or art, which can be recognized by certain features

Example

The novel did not really exist as a genre before the 17th century.

Example

There's a whole genre of films about city-dwellers lost in the wilderness.

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2

in Systemic Functional Linguistics, a staged, goal-oriented, purposeful activity that people engage in as speakers of a language

Example

The genre of this text is an expository essay about the virtue of cats.

Definition genre in British English