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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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aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
jocosegiven to joking : merry
bacchanalorgy
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness