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locked-room mystery

locked-room mystery noun: a type of crime (typically a murder) in detective fiction that is committed in circumstances under which it appears impossible for the perpetrator to have entered the crime scene, committed the crime, and left undetected.

Noun

locked-room mystery (plural locked-room mysteries)

  1. A type of crime (typically a murder) in detective fiction that is committed in circumstances under which it appears impossible for the perpetrator to have entered the crime scene, committed the crime, and left undetected.

Forms of locked-room mystery

plurallocked-room mysteries

Questions about locked-room mystery

What does locked-room mystery mean?
Locked-room mystery means a type of crime (typically a murder) in detective fiction that is committed in circumstances under which it appears impossible for the perpetrator to have entered the crime scene, committed the crime, and left undetected.
What part of speech is locked-room mystery?
Locked-room mystery is a noun.
What is the plural of locked-room mystery?
The plural of locked-room mystery is locked-room mysteries.

Words near locked-room mystery in the dictionary

  1. locked the stable door after the horse had bolted
  2. locked through
  3. locked under
  4. locked up
  5. locked-in syndrome
  6. locked-room mystery
  7. Lockeford
  8. locken
  9. Lockens
  10. Lockeport
  11. locker

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