Some literary writers have patronising attitudes to genrefiction.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There are elements of genre crime fiction in that plot, but they are nicely subverted.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Definition of 'fiction'
fiction
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uncountable noun
Fiction refers to books and stories about imaginary people and events, rather than books about real people or events.
Definition of 'genre'
genre
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countable noun
A genre is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has special characteristics.