DETECTIVE STORY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("detective story" is a kind of...):

mystery; mystery story; whodunit (a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie)

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