Masculine

detective

Meaning

  1. (masculine) private detective
  2. (masculine) work of detective fiction, such as a detective novel, film, or series

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/deː.tɛkˈti.və/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from English detective. The sense "work of detective fiction" comes from an ellipsis of detective story.

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