who·dun·it
or who·dun·nit (ho͞o-dŭn′ĭt)n. Informal
A story dealing with a crime and its solution; a detective story.
[Alteration of who done it?]
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who•dun•it
(huˈdʌn ɪt)n.
a narrative of a murder or a series of murders and the detection of the criminal; detective story.
[1925–30; jocular formation from Who done it?, for standard E Who did it?]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  whodunit - a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or moviestory - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" detective story - a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution murder mystery - a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered |
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whodun(n)it
n (inf) → Krimi m (inf, bei dem der Täter bis zum Schluss unbekannt ist)
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