HOW TO PRONOUNCE
genre
/ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/
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Keep the first syllable prominent.
Stress the first syllable. Begin with the sound in measure, sometimes preceded by d, and finish with a light vowel after r.
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“A different genre of music.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does genre mean?
noun
- A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
verb
- To assign or conform to a genre, to make genre-specific.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/
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"A stupendous work, the greatest of its genre, by the nation's outstanding ornithologist, who has been fifty years making it."
There is no genre that the Chinese artist has not attempted.
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ADAM, L.: Du genre dans les diverses langues.