Simple meaning
What does Genre mean?
Genre means a type of book or story.
Dictionary definition
A category of books or stories with similar style or topic.
Example sentences
Genre in a sentence
easy
Our class learned genre during reading today.
medium
In writing workshop, we used genre to explain the story clearly.
hard
The passage shows how genre helps readers understand character and meaning.
Synonyms
Words like Genre
literary termUse for vocabulary used in reading and writing analysis.
story conceptUse for ideas used to understand stories.
Antonyms
Opposite words
literalUse as contrast when meaning is exact rather than creative.
unclearUse when language does not make meaning easy to understand.
Word family
Genre word family
Base word
genre
noun
genre
Base form.
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Quick practice
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Practice 1
What does genre mean in reading or writing context?
Genre means genre means a type of book or story.
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