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genre

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


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Meagan hopes that Off Campus helps the hockey romance genre attract greater respect, adding that it is often dismissed as "silly, trivial and girly".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Some believe Colbert’s exit marks the beginning of the end of the broadcast late-night genre, and that may end up being true.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

She said that length is the No. 1 factor when deciding to employ it, followed by genre.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Befitting the brothers’ upbringing, the group’s music has tended to have a bucolic air, suggesting rolling hills and dark forests rather than the urban expanse more common to its genre.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Now go through the aesthetics of that genre according to Merriam’s Tripartite Model.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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