Genre /(zhäN"r')/

Gen·re

Genre

n.
  1. 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.
    — Saintsbury.
    A particular demand . . . that we shall pay special attention to the matter of genres -- that is, to the different forms or categories of literature.
    — W. P. Trent.
  2. A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and manners. (Fine Arts)