Definitions
a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
Word origin
Unadapted borrowing from French genre, from Old French gen(d)re, borrowed from Latin genere. Doublet of gender and genus.
Used in a sentence
“The still life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century.”
“This film is a cross-genre piece, dark and funny at the same time.”
“The computer game Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Type of art”5 letters
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