Genre and Strain

Genre

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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Strain and genre are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strain" instead a noun "Genre".

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

Usage example: writes mystery novels of a more sophisticated strain

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Genre and strain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Genre" instead a noun "Strain".

Nearby Words: strained, straining, strainer

particular	particular genre	particular strain
common	common genre	common strain
certain	certain genre	certain strain
original	original genre	original strain
Other adjectives: single, massive, serious, new, unique, major, different, modern.

Ancient vampires who behave like teenagers — or even like ordinary adults — may present more of a strain on credibility, relative to the seriousness of the genre in which they appear.

Source: Immortal Immaturity
Unicorns genre was the novella Zombicorn, about a zombie apocalypse caused by a strain of GMO corn that produces zombies that are singlemindedly obsessed with corn farming.

Source: Our Zombies Are Different

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