genre
US /ˈʒɑnrə/
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 genredescribing literary genre (of or relating to or characteristic of literature)
- Medium popular music genredescribing popular music genre (regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public)
- Hard genre defining breakthroughdescribing genre defining breakthrough (a kind of literary or artistic work)
- Very Hard defy established genre boundaries in advertisingto defy established genre boundaries in advertising, meaning to resist or confront with resistance
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.