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holmes
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun holmes has 4 senses
- holmes(n = noun.person) sherlock holmes - a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle; Array is a kind of character, fictional character, fictitious character
- holmes(n = noun.person) oliver wendell holmes jr. - United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935); Array is a kind of jurist, legal expert
- holmes(n = noun.person) oliver wendell holmes - United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894); Array is a kind of author, writer
- holmes(n = noun.person) arthur holmes - English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965); Array is a kind of geologist
CIDE DICTIONARY
holmes, n.
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