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GENRE

a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content

The meaning of the word genre is a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content.

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WordMeaning
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
stentorianextremely loud
clichea trite phrase or expression