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Genie vs Genre - What's the difference?

genie | genre |

As a proper noun genie

is .

As a noun genre is

.

genie

English

Alternative forms

* djinn, djinni, djinny, jinni, jinnie, jinnee

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (Islam) An invisible spirit mentioned in the Qur'an and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals.
  • A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.

    • See also

    * ("genie" on Wikipedia) * jinx * gin English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    genre

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
    The computer game Half-Life redefined the first-person shooter genre .

    Synonyms

    * kind * type * class * See also

    Derived terms

    * subgenre * literary genre * film genre * dramatic genre * theatrical genre

    Related terms

    * genre fiction * gender * general * generate * genus

    Anagrams

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