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MYSTERY NOVEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mystery novel mean?
• MYSTERY NOVEL (noun)
The noun MYSTERY NOVEL has 1 sense:
1. novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end
Familiarity information: MYSTERY NOVEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
detective novel; mystery novel
Hypernyms ("mystery novel" is a kind of...):
novel (an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story)
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