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genre vs sort

sort vs genre

genre and sort both are nouns.

genre is not a verb while sort is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genre Yes No No No
sort Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sort is a hypernym of genre; that is, sort is a word with a broader meaning than genre:
  • genre: a kind of literary or artistic work
  • sort: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Other hypernyms of genre include form, kind, variety.
genre (noun) sort (noun)
a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique an approximate definition or example
a kind of literary or artistic work a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
a style of expressing yourself in writing a person of a particular character or nature
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
genre (verb) sort (verb)
arrange or order by classes or categories
examine in order to test suitability
Difference between genre and sort

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