Genre and Sort

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Genre noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

Usage example: the novel's hero is of a different genre than the traditional kind

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Sort is a synonym for genre in type topic. In some cases you can use "Sort" instead a noun "Genre".

Sort noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

Usage example: I prefer jackets with zippers to the sort that close with buttons

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Genre is a synonym for sort in description topic. You can use "Genre" instead a noun "Sort".

Nearby Words: sorted, sorting, sorter

old	old genre	old sort
exact	exact genre	exact sort
particular	particular genre	particular sort
similar	similar genre	similar sort
Other adjectives: typical, usual, common, specific, right, certain, true, romantic, actual, new, unique, traditional, latter, different, magical.

Instead, it was replaced by Spy Fiction during the Cold War and techno-thrillers afterwards, both of which can be seen as spiritual successors of a sort to the genre.

Source: Genre-Killer
Mikael Åkerfeldt has said that he just took elements from every genre he liked and sort of just mashed them together.

Source: Genre-Busting
Crusader Kings (sort of; while its main genre is Real-Time Strategy, it's very character-driven with a strong dose of dynastic politics)

Source: Simulation Game

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