genre
Definitions of genre
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a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
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(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxontype of:groupe taxonomiqueanimal or plant group having natural relations
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a style of expressing yourself in writingsynonyms: genre littérairetypes:dramethe literary genre of works intended for the theaterproseordinary writing as distinguished from verselittérature non-romanesqueprose writing that is not fictionalpoème en proseprose that resembles poetrycomédielight and humorous drama with a happy endingdrame, tragédiedrama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pityversificationthe form or metrical composition of a poemtype of:stylea way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
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the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive rolestypes:masculinitéthe properties characteristic of the male sexhermaphrodismeshowing characteristics of both sexesvirilitéthe masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreationtype of:propriété physiologiquea property having to do with the functioning of the body
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a kind of literary or artistic work
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a recognizable kind
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a general kind of something
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a kind of person
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(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more speciestypes:oiseauxa genus of birdsarthropodesa genus of arthropodsgenre des champignonsincludes lichen generaétourneau roseonly the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genusanophèlemalaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvaepucerontype genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetableschanterellesa well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterellesbolettype genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edibletype of:groupe taxonomiqueanimal or plant group having natural relations
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a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or techniquetype of:oeuvre d'artthe products of human creativity; works of art collectively
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a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or qualitytypes:formea subdivision of a particular kind of thinginversean opposite or contrasting typeforme artistique(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)stylea particular kind (as to appearance)typea kind of personmodèlea type of productsemblablea similar kindvariantesomething a little different from others of the same typesonatea musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation; characteristic of 1st movement of a sonata or symphony
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