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whodunit


who·dun·it

noun \hü-ˈdə-nət\

Definition of WHODUNIT

: a detective story or mystery story

Variants of WHODUNIT

who·dun·it also who·dun·nit \hü-ˈdə-nət\

Origin of WHODUNIT

alteration of who done it?
First Known Use: 1929

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