Whydunnit


noun
1.
(informal) a novel, film, etc, concerned with the motives of the criminal rather than his or her identity

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    All the underlying causes and reasons, as in She went into the whys and wherefores of the adoption agency’s rules and procedures. This idiom today is a redundancy since why and wherefore mean the same thing. Formerly, however, why indicated the reason for something and wherefore how it came to be. [ c. 1600 ]

  • Whyte-classification

    [hwahyt, wahyt] /ʰwaɪt, waɪt/ noun 1. a system for classifying steam locomotives according to the total number of wheels on the front trucks, drivers, and rear trucks, in that order. For example, a Pacific locomotive is designated as 4-6-2.

  • Wi

    Stock Exchange. 1. when-issued. 1. Wisconsin (approved especially for use with zip code). 1. West Indian. 2. West Indies. abbreviation 1. West Indian 2. West Indies 3. Wisconsin 4. (in Britain) Women’s Institute wi when issued WI 1. will (shortwave transmission) 2. Wisconsin W.I. 1. West Indian 2. West Indies

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