Genus and Sort

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Genus

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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Synonyms for Genus

Sort is a synonym for genus in type topic. In some cases you can use "Sort" instead a noun "Genus", when it comes to topics like people, society, line, lineage. popular alternative

Sort

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

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Antonyms for Sort

Genus is a synonym for sort in people topic. You can use "Genus" instead a noun "Sort", if it concerns topics such as kind, society, type, description. popular alternative

Nearby Words: sorted, sorting, sorter

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exact	exact genus	exact sort
similar	similar genus	similar sort
common	common genus	common sort
specific	specific genus	specific sort
Other adjectives: actual, living, ancient, new, different.

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Sort and Genus. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/genus/sort

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