"genrefication" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From genre + -fication. In the sense of softening boundaries, coined by Joshua Rothman in 2014. Etymology templates: {{af|en|genre|-fication}} genre + -fication, {{coinage|en|Joshua Rothman|in=2014|nobycat=1|nocap=1|w=}} coined by Joshua Rothman in 2014 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} genrefication (uncountable)
  1. Shelving of library books or similar works based on genre. Tags: uncountable
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  2. Softening of boundaries between literary fiction and genre fiction. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-genrefication-en-noun-48WRhIfy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fication, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fication: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
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