noun
: a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content.
: painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life usually realistically.
(Source – Merriam-Webster)
I learned this word when I had an appointment meeting with professor. She suggests me to use genre for explaining things relate to art. This word is not familiar to me because I used use category instead genre. And now I know the right occasion to use it.
