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true crimes

true crimes is the plural of true crime.

Meaning of true crime

Noun

true crime (countable and uncountable, plural true crimes)

  1. (uncountable) A nonfiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.
  2. (countable) A particular work of this genre.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, crime.
    • It's never a true crime unless it's committed with style.

Questions about true crimes

What is true crimes the plural of?
True crimes is the plural of true crime.

Words near true crimes in the dictionary

  1. true colours
  2. true copy
  3. true crab
  4. true crabs
  5. true crime
  6. true crimes
  7. True Cross
  8. true daikon
  9. true dat
  10. true deer
  11. true deers

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