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pre-genre

pre-genre noun: a relatively abstract form of genre, such as "narrative", that is not tied to specific cultural practices.

Noun

pre-genre (plural pre-genres)

  1. (discourse analysis) A relatively abstract form of genre, such as "narrative", that is not tied to specific cultural practices.

Forms of pre-genre

pluralpre-genres
alternative formpregenre

Origin of pre-genre

From pre- + genre.

Questions about pre-genre

What does pre-genre mean?
Pre-genre means a relatively abstract form of genre, such as "narrative", that is not tied to specific cultural practices.
What part of speech is pre-genre?
Pre-genre is a noun.
What is the plural of pre-genre?
The plural of pre-genre is pre-genres.

Words near pre-genre in the dictionary

  1. pre-Furman
  2. pre-game
  3. pre-games
  4. pre-gaming
  5. pre-ganglionic
  6. pre-genre
  7. pre-genres
  8. pre-graduate
  9. Pre-Greek
  10. pre-hexameral
  11. pre-Hilbert space

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