Colloquial Variant guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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name
Detective Comics (an American comic book series)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: lifestyle
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noun
A detective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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History
Clipping of detective. C.f. 'tec (“detective”).
A clipping of detective.
