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A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.
* 1946 , Josephina Niggli. Pointers on radio writing (Boston: The Writer, Inc.) page 25
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As a noun whodunit
is a novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.whodunit
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(wikipedia whodunit)Alternative forms
* whodunnitNoun
(en noun)- Actually, an whodunit is a mystery story. The hero is generally a detective, although sometimes he is a gentleman (apparently a mild mannered worm) who sallies forth at night to become Public Enemy No. One of Crime. Otherwise the formula is exactly the same as that of the Cliff-hanger and follows the same rules.
Synonyms
(A fictional story of a crime which a detective solves) detective novel, detective story, mystery storyHypernyms
(A fictional story of a crime which a detective solves) thrillerAnagrams
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Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .