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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
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
disquietudeanxiety
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
preamblean introductory statement
breadthdistance from side to side : width
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts