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Sherlock Holmes

noun
plural Sherlock Holmeses

Definition of Sherlock Holmes

1 : detective especially : one having remarkable powers of deduction
2 : a person exhibiting unusual powers of deduction in solving any problem

History and Etymology for Sherlock Holmes

after Sherlock Holmes, detective par excellence in short stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle †1930 British writer

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