6. Compass or compasses, or a pair of compasses, so named from its legs, but pair is superfluous or improper, and the singular number compass is the preferable name, an instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, &c., consisting of two pointed legs or branches, made of iron, steel or brass, joined at the top by a rivet, on which they move.
Genre Definition. Genre means the type of art, literature or music characterized by a specific form, content and style. For example, literature has four main genres; poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction. All of these genres have particular features and functions that distinguish them from one another.
(four major t ypes or categories of stories). Genre is a type, kind, or class of literature or art--for instance a comedy, documentary, hip-hop tune, an epic poem. Such a list is endless. . . . Narrative genre refers to the kind of narrative, story, or plot that a work of literature tells or enacts.