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genre

[zhahn-ruh, zhahn-ruh] / ˈʒɑn rə, ˈʒɑ̃ rə /


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True punk, as in the music genre, teaches us about camaraderie and self-expression that challenges the status quo.

From Salon

A new book club starts in January at The Hive in Worcester, with the genre changing each session.

From BBC

One of Hollywood's best known filmmakers, responsible for a string of much-loved films across a range of genres.

From BBC

Alternatively, party-goers can select one of three different genres of music to dance to at the Street Party Mega Silent Disco.

From BBC

Biopics are “an exasperating genre,” Variety wrote, smushing some of “the planet’s most unorthodox personalities into a reductive, overly moralistic mold.”

From The Wall Street Journal