[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

genre \gen"re\ zhaumn"r', n. f. see gender.
   1. kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature.

            french drama was lisping or still inarticulate; the
            great french genre of the fabliau was hardly born.
                                                  --saintsbury.

            a particular demand . . . that we shall pay special
            attention to the matter of genres -- that is, to the
            different forms or categories of literature. --w. p.
                                                  trent.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   2. fine arts a style of painting, sculpture, or other
      imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and
      manners.
      1913 webster
see also:
gender 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

genre
     n 1: a kind of literary or artistic work
     2: a style of expressing yourself in writing syn: writing
        style, literary genre
     3: an expressive style of music syn: music genre, musical
        genre, musical style
     4: a class of art or artistic endeavor having a
        characteristic form or technique
see also:
writing style literary genre music genre musical genre musical style 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

78 moby thesaurus words for "genre":
   platonic form, platonic idea, aesthetic form, archetype, art form,
   blood, brand, breed, build, cast, category, character, clan, class,
   color, configuration, conformation, cut, denomination, description,
   designation, fashion, feather, figuration, figure, form, format,
   formation, frame, genus, grain, ilk, impression, inner form,
   kidney, kin, kind, label, layout, line, lines, lot, make, makeup,
   manner, mark, matrix, modality, mode, model, mold, movement,
   nature, number, pattern, pencil, persuasion, phylum, prototype,
   race, school, set, shape, significant form, sort, species, stamp,
   strain, stripe, structure, style, the grand style, the like of,
   the likes of, tribe, turn, type, variety

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Genre Painting, definition of term: Genre Painting
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