"microgenre" meaning in All languages combined

See microgenre on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: microgenres [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + genre. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|genre|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + genre. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microgenre (plural microgenres)
  1. (art) A hyper-specific or niche genre.

Inflected forms

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        "(art) A hyper-specific or niche genre."
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