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genre

genre \'zha:(n)n-r*, 'zha:n(-*)r, 'zha:(n)n-r*\ n [F, fr. MF genre kind, 
   gender - more at GENDER] often attrib  1: KIND, SORT  2a: paintings that 
   depict scenes or events from everyday life usu. realisti cally; also : the 
   school or style of painting featured by the use of such subject matter 2b: 
   a distinctive type or category of literary composition