subgenre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of subgenre
Example Sentences
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“Ready or Not 2” and “They Will Kill You” took one last swing at the well-worn eat-the-rich occult subgenre.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
A club night dedicated to a niche, harsh subgenre of music would be lucky to last three years in a churning city like Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
But as a teenager in the mid-2010s, she was also enamored with the rambunctious hip-hop subgenre known as SoundCloud rap, which made stars out of XXXTentacion and Lil Uzi Vert.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Slowcore is a subgenre of indie rock characterised by its slow tempos, minimal arrangements, and melancholic atmosphere.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025
And there is a whole subgenre of ancestor research—sons and daughters flying to New York clutching scrapbooks, tracking down letters of indenture, photographs, birth certificates.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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