Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metagenre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meta-genre
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre made up of other genres.

Example Sentences

"While it can be considered a metagenre, world music is really more of a marketing category."

Etymology

From meta- + genre.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meta

Inflected Forms

metagenres (plural)

Questions

What does metagenre mean?: A genre made up of other genres.
Where does metagenre come from?: From meta- + genre.

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