| NOUN | communication | whodunit, mystery, mystery story | a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie |
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| Sounds | hhuwdah'niht | |
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| Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | |
| Meaning | A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie. | |
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| Synonyms | mystery, mystery story | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | story | A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events |
| Spanish | historia de misterio, thriller, whodunit | |
| Catalan | història de misteri, thriller | |
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