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whodunit

Syllabification: (who·dun·it)
Pronunciation: /ho͞oˈdənit/

(British whodunnit)
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Definition of whodunit

noun

informal
  • a story or play about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end.

Origin:

1930s: from who done it?, nonstandard form of who did it?

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