subgenre
noun
sub·genre
ˈsəb-ˌzhän-rə 
-ˌzhäⁿ-;
-ˌzhäⁿr;
-ˌjän-rə
variants
or less commonly sub-genre
plural subgenres also sub-genres
: a genre that is part of a larger genre
The series is part of the booming "urban fantasy" subgenre, which features supernatural creatures interacting with ordinary humans in a contemporary city.—
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One of the most quintessential of the subgenre is William Asher's Beach Blanket Bingo, starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.
—EW.com, 21 June 2025
My Chemical Romance helped bring a developing subgenre of rock music known as emo to the public consciousness in the mid-aughts with its album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
But the teens-in-peril subgenre was especially popular among their viewers, and for a while, stories about mothers going into rescue mode became synonymous with the channel’s programming.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Sarandos isn’t the only member of the suit class showing up on our screens; ’tis the season, apparently, for this weird subgenre.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
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EW.com, 21 June 2025
My Chemical Romance helped bring a developing subgenre of rock music known as emo to the public consciousness in the mid-aughts with its album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
But the teens-in-peril subgenre was especially popular among their viewers, and for a while, stories about mothers going into rescue mode became synonymous with the channel’s programming.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Sarandos isn’t the only member of the suit class showing up on our screens; ’tis the season, apparently, for this weird subgenre.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for subgenre
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“Subgenre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subgenre. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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