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.—
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Brixton has a large Afro-Caribbean population and is also considered to be the home of the U.K. 's drill music, a subgenre of gangsta rap music.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 20 June 2024
Meanwhile, the Emmys have wholesale ignored entire subgenres of reality; The Bachelor franchise has never been nominated for an Emmy in any of its iterations.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 31 May 2024
The book, part of a series published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, is a comprehensive study aid for horror that offers information on influential authors, terminology, texts, subgenres, literary movements, and a lengthy timeline of events.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2024
It’s got plot holes for stigmata and too many ideas to proselytize anyone toward the creepy Catholic subgenre — but for this unrepeatable artistic consideration, the nerdy backdrop of legacy horror is an ideal altar.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
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Anna Gordon, TIME, 20 June 2024
Meanwhile, the Emmys have wholesale ignored entire subgenres of reality; The Bachelor franchise has never been nominated for an Emmy in any of its iterations.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 31 May 2024
The book, part of a series published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, is a comprehensive study aid for horror that offers information on influential authors, terminology, texts, subgenres, literary movements, and a lengthy timeline of events.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2024
It’s got plot holes for stigmata and too many ideas to proselytize anyone toward the creepy Catholic subgenre — but for this unrepeatable artistic consideration, the nerdy backdrop of legacy horror is an ideal altar.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 June 2024
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“Subgenre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subgenre. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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