[zhahn-ruh; Fr. zhahn-ruh ] 
noun, plural -res [-ruh
z; Fr. -ruh ] , adjective | 1. | a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like: the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music. |
| 2. | Fine Arts.
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| 3. | genus; kind; sort; style. |
| 4. | Fine Arts. of or pertaining to genre. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to a distinctive literary type. |