Subgenre vs. Genre — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Subgenre and Genre
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Subgenre
A subcategory within a particular genre
The academic mystery is a subgenre of the mystery novel.
Genre
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Subgenre
One of several categories within a particular genre.
Genre
A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content
"his six String Quartets ... the most important works in the genre since Beethoven's" (Time).
Genre
A realistic style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life.
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Genre
A type or class
"Emaciated famine victims ... on television focused a new genre of attention on the continent" (Helen Kitchen).
Genre
A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
The still life has been a popular genre in painting since the 17th century.
This film is a cross-genre piece, dark and funny at the same time.
The computer game Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre.
Genre
Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature.
French drama was lisping or still inarticulate; the great French genre of the fabliau was hardly born.
A particular demand . . . that we shall pay special attention to the matter of genres - that is, to the different forms or categories of literature.
Genre
A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and manners.
Genre
A kind of literary or artistic work
Genre
A style of expressing yourself in writing
Genre
An expressive style of music
Genre
A class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
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