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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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cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
solicitorone that solicits
floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
inebriateone who is drunk
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper