genre
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House music, the post-disco form with a 4/4 rhythm and rubbery syncopated basslines, is the genre at the center of the LP, but there is plenty of variety.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
“The Invite” skilfully dissolves a complaint that has plagued the romantic comedy genre for years.
From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026
The beating heart of jazz, a genre pioneered by African-Americans, shifted from New Orleans to New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
I also teach “In Cold Blood,” using it to explore Americans’ fascination with true crime and what the genre reveals about race, gender, class and the justice system.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
His creator, Edgar Allan Poe, is credited with starting the detective fiction genre in 1841.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Vocabulary lists containing genre
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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