Direct Cross-Language Association: “Genre” in German
This word also exists in German! Meaning: “genre”
genre
EN • English
//ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə//(US)
Direct German Translations & Equivalents:
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Verb Conjugation Tables & Inflections
Key Verb Forms & Inflections
Third-person singular (he/she/it):genres
Present Participle (-ing):genring
Past Participle:genred
Simple Past:genred
Definitions & Usage
noun
#1A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
Example: “The still life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century.”
Example: “This film is a cross-genre piece, dark and funny at the same time.”
verb
#2To assign or conform to a genre, to make genre-specific.
Example: “For quotations using this term, see Citations:genre.”
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“One of the difficulties that plague conversations about industrial music is that the genre has come to include (to the chagrin and outright denial of some purists) anything from gentle synthesized droning to metal-inspired riffage.”
— 2013, S. Alexander Reed, Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music, page 38:
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