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antidetective

antidetective adjective: of or relating to a genre of detective fiction characterised by postmodernism and ambiguity.

Adjective

antidetective (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a genre of detective fiction characterised by postmodernism and ambiguity.
  2. Opposing the use of detectives.
    • antidetective legislation

Origin of antidetective

From anti- + detective.

Questions about antidetective

What does antidetective mean?
Antidetective means of or relating to a genre of detective fiction characterised by postmodernism and ambiguity.
What part of speech is antidetective?
Antidetective is an adjective.

Words near antidetective in the dictionary

  1. antidesmoplakin
  2. antidesmoplakins
  3. antidespotic
  4. antidestructive
  5. antidetection
  6. antidetective
  7. antideterminant
  8. antideterminants
  9. antideterminism
  10. antidetonant
  11. antidetonants

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