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adj
Of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A fan of the character Sherlock Holmes; one who studies or enjoys the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree English Holmes Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Holmesian From Holmes + -ian.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
