Genre

A contested, registry-independent, lineage-bearing information object used to characterise creative works. Like gmeow:Language, a genre is a first-class individual-bearing class; it is never a subclass tree and never a privileged winner of a genre dispute (Principles 5, 9).

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:InformationObject

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:Genre as a specialized kind of gmeow:InformationObject. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:InformationObject

External Equivalences

Equivalent or closely aligned targets: discogs, mbz, wd

Linkages

Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.

Term Equivalences

Source Kind Profile Predicate/Relation Target Evidence
gmeow:Genre equivalence - skos:relatedMatch discogs:style gmeow-music.sssom.tsv; gmeow:eqMu038; confidence 0.9
gmeow:Genre equivalence - skos:relatedMatch mbz:genre gmeow-music.sssom.tsv; gmeow:eqMu037; confidence 0.9
gmeow:Genre equivalence - skos:closeMatch wd:Q188451 gmeow-creative-works.sssom.tsv; gmeow:eqCw060; confidence 0.9

Usage Advice

Use when

Avoid when

How to use

Examples

Published Alignment Graph

Alignments

RelationTarget
closeMatchwd:Q188451
relatedMatchdiscogs:style
relatedMatchmbz:genre