"genre fiction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: genre fictions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} genre fiction (usually uncountable, plural genre fictions)
  1. (authorship) Fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre (such as mystery, romance, or horror) with an existing audience. Wikipedia link: genre fiction Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: popular fiction Hyponyms: crime fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, horror, romance, science fiction, speculative fiction, thriller, western Related terms: The English genres category
    Sense id: en-genre_fiction-en-noun-Onxp7nDa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing

Inflected forms

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