whydunit

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Synonyms: whodunit, whydunnit, whodunnit

Antonyms: whodunit, whydunnit, whodunnit

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|literature|film}} A type of [[detective]] [[story]] in which the [[focus]] is not on the person who [[commit|committed]] the crime, but on the [[motive]]s for committing it.

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