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Meaning of howdunit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.

See also

howdunnit Howdy howdy-do Howdyshell Howe Howe Sound