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whodunit

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun whodunit has 1 sense
  1. mystery, mystery story, whodunit - a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
    --1 is a kind of story
    --1 has particulars: detective story; murder mystery

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Whodunit

Definition:

Whodunit is a noun that refers to a genre of detective fiction in which the reader or viewer is challenged to solve a crime before the detective does.

It can also be used as an adjective to describe a mystery or crime story that focuses on the identity of the perpetrator.

Sense 1:

Noun:

A literary or cinematic work in the detective fiction genre where the main focus is on solving the mystery of a crime.

Example sentence: I love reading whodunits because I enjoy unraveling the clues and trying to guess the identity of the killer.

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Sense 2:

Adjective:

Referring to a mystery or crime story that emphasizes discovering the identity of the culprit.

Example sentence: The movie was a gripping whodunit that kept me guessing until the very end.

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