genre

P14
predicate
Top #11 by triple count (476,434)

Indicates the artistic or thematic category to which a work (such as a book, film, or song) belongs.

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All labels observed (86)

Label Occurrences
genre canonical 437,030
hasGenre 10,693
appearsInGenre 6,417

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: genre
Generated description
Indicates the artistic or thematic category to which a work (such as a book, film, or song) belongs.

Sample triples (476,434)

Subject Object
A Single Man LGBT-related drama ⓘ
Shakespeare in Love romantic comedy ⓘ
Shakespeare in Love comedy-drama ⓘ
Shakespeare in Love period drama ⓘ
The Railway Man war drama ⓘ
The Railway Man drama film ⓘ
The Railway Man war film ⓘ
“The Flight to Paris”
surface form: The Flight to Paris
autobiographical literature ⓘ
“The Flight to Paris”
surface form: The Flight to Paris
nonfiction ⓘ
“The Flight to Paris”
surface form: The Flight to Paris
aviation literature ⓘ
Taylor Allen political drama ⓘ
Taylor Allen
surface form: Chappaquiddick
political drama film ⓘ
Frank Mankiewicz political writing ⓘ
Tom Hanks drama films ⓘ
Tom Hanks comedy films ⓘ
Tom Hanks romantic comedy films ⓘ
Whoopi Goldberg stand-up comedy ⓘ
Whoopi Goldberg comedy ⓘ
Steve Martin stand-up comedy ⓘ
Steve Martin absurdist comedy ⓘ
Steve Martin satire ⓘ
Ellen DeGeneres observational comedy ⓘ
Ellen DeGeneres satire ⓘ
Ellen DeGeneres deadpan ⓘ
Newsweek magazine
surface form: Newsweek
news ⓘ
Newsweek magazine
surface form: Newsweek
politics ⓘ
Newsweek magazine
surface form: Newsweek
current affairs ⓘ
Madam Ambassador political memoir ⓘ
Madam Ambassador non-fiction ⓘ
Charles Barry public buildings ⓘ
Charles Barry country houses ⓘ
The Glenrothes Hippos public art ⓘ
The Spectre Bridegroom Gothic fiction ⓘ
The Spectre Bridegroom humor ⓘ
The Spectre Bridegroom comic twist ending via predicate surface "literaryStyle" ⓘ
The Spectre Bridegroom blend of Gothic and comic elements via predicate surface "literaryStyle" ⓘ
The Mutability of Literature reflective essay ⓘ
The Mutability of Literature literary criticism ⓘ
The Art of Book-Making satire ⓘ
The Art of Book-Making humor ⓘ
The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap Elizabethan drama via predicate surface "genreOfWorkContext" ⓘ
The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap history play via predicate surface "appearsInGenre" ⓘ
The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap comedy via predicate surface "appearsInGenre" ⓘ
Rural Funerals nonfiction essay ⓘ
Rural Funerals reflective essay ⓘ
The Inn Kitchen short story ⓘ
The Inn Kitchen sketch ⓘ
The Wind in the Willows children's literature ⓘ
The Wind in the Willows fantasy ⓘ
The Wind in the Willows animal fiction ⓘ