metagenre

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noun

A genre made up of other genres.

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Meanings

nounmetagenre (plural metagenres)

plural metagenres

  1. A genre made up of other genres.

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

    2016, Roy Shuker, Understanding Popular Music Culture, page 123

Origin

From meta- + genre.

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Cite this entry
APA

metagenre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagenre

MLA

“metagenre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagenre. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metagenre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metagenre.

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