subgenre

noun

sub·genre ˈsəb-ˌzhän-rə

-ˌzhäⁿ-;

-ˌzhäⁿr;

-ˌjän-rə

variants or less commonly sub-genre

plural subgenres also sub-genres

: a genre that is part of a larger genre

The series is part of the booming "urban fantasy" subgenre, which features supernatural creatures interacting with ordinary humans in a contemporary city.—

Jennifer Schuessler

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The Airport films have long been credited with popularizing the disaster movie genre, but their influence also helped to establish the airplane thriller as a subgenre all its own. —

Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025 Artwork produced from toilet paper, chewing gum wrappers, paper scraps, matchbooks, and handkerchiefs, a fascinating subgenre of prison art known as paño arte. —

Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 This sort of Robo-Franken-Hip-Hop leaves plenty of room for clever engagement and could spawn whole new subgenres of music. —

C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024 What makes The Brutalist so enthralling is that Corbet & co. isn’t just trying to resurrect a look so much as a subgenre: the excessive, summa cum laude personal epic. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for subgenre