Genus and Set

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Genus noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: the crime novel, written from the criminal's perspective, is sometimes seen as a particular species of the detective story genus

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Set is a synonym for genus in society topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a noun "Genus", when it comes to topics like type.

Set noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: the next set of job applicants had far more education and practical experience

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Genus is a synonym for set in society topic. Sometimes you can use "Genus" instead a noun "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

exact	exact genus	exact set
similar	similar genus	similar set
common	common genus	common set
specific	specific genus	specific set
Other adjectives: separate, fake, proper, single, actual, entire, new, different.

The second book uses the "make-a-human-being kit" for the set of cultural traits and social norms that a tribe uses to control the development of its offspring, and keeps asserting that humans are not in the genus of homo but are instead pan narrans, the "storytelling chimp".

Source: Discworld / The Science of Discworld

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