Genre-bending
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The subversion of tropes associated with a particular artistic genre or the synthesis of multiple genres. uncountable
"2005, October 7. "Internet the source for the scores", Chicago Tribune. "For "Corpse Bride", the idiosyncratic composer has drawn on his affinity for musical genre-bending.""
Adjective
- 1 Characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres.
"2016, January 22. Rebecca Strong, "The Challenges of Marketing a Genre-Bending Novel." Publishers Weekly."
Example
More examples"2005, October 7. "Internet the source for the scores", Chicago Tribune. "For "Corpse Bride", the idiosyncratic composer has drawn on his affinity for musical genre-bending.""
Etymology
From genre + bending.
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