howdunit
Definitions
A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the manner in which it was committed.
Examples
“After half a century, the whodunit was joined by the howdunit, in which the emphasis swung from the identity of the murderer to the method by which the murder⟳ was committed.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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