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genre

US /ˈʒɑnrə/

noun Advanced · C1 Giải trí & truyền thông

Definition

a kind of literary or artistic work

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Her favorite music genre is jazz, especially live performances in small clubs.

Synonyms

  • categorya collection of things sharing a common attribute
  • stylehow something is done or how it happens
  • classa collection of things sharing a common attribute

Collocations

  • Easy literary genre
    describing literary genre (of or relating to or characteristic of literature)
  • Medium popular music genre
    describing popular music genre (regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public)
  • Hard genre defining breakthrough
    describing genre defining breakthrough (a kind of literary or artistic work)
  • Very Hard defy established genre boundaries in advertising
    to defy established genre boundaries in advertising, meaning to resist or confront with resistance

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.