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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 endplay

  Familiarity information: MYSTERY NOVEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MYSTERY NOVEL (noun)


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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