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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Genre

/(zhäN"r')/ · Gen·re · IPA /ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/
01 n. Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature.
  1. 1.
    Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature.
    “French drama was lisping or still inarticulate; the great French genre of the fabliau was hardly born.” — Saintsbury.
    “A particular demand . . . that we shall pay special attention to the matter of genres -- that is, to the different forms or categories of literature.” — W. P. Trent.
  2. 2.
    A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and manners.(Fine Arts)