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genre

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of genre

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common

the novel's hero is of a different genre than the traditional kind

Synonyms of genre

breed, class, description, feather, ilk, kidney, kind, like, manner, nature, order, sort, species, strain, stripe, type, variety

Words Related to genre

sample, specimen

bracket, bunch, category, division, family, grade, group, grouping, lot, persuasion, rank(s), set, suite

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