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Genre vs Microgenre - What's the difference?

genre | microgenre |

As nouns the difference between genre and microgenre

is that genre is while microgenre is (arts) a very small and specialized genre.

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

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    microgenre

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (arts) A very small and specialized genre
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    • , passage=This looked incredibly cool, and borrowed visually from video games and from the YouTube microgenre of shopping-cart crashes. }}

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