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Holmes, Sherlock

Syllabification: (Holmes, Sherlock)
Pronunciation: /hōmz/

Definition of Holmes, Sherlock
  • an extremely perceptive private detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Derivatives

Holmesian

Pronunciation: /-zēən/

adjective

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