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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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vintnera wine merchant
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
scintillateto emit sparks : spark
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating