English Explanatory Dictionary

Sherlock Holmes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A series of novels by Arthur Conan Doyle about a consulting detective with keen observational awareness, astute logical reasoning and professional forensic skills; also related media based on the books, such as movies.
  2. The fictional detective who is the protagonist of the series.
  3. Any person who has or is considered to have great powers of observation and deduction.

Pronunciation

/ˌʃɜɹ.lɒk ˈhoʊmz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sherlock Holmes.wav

Word forms

Sherlock Holmes

Synonyms

Sherlock Holmes

Derived words

Sherlock Holmesiana Sherlock Holmesish Sherlock Holmesque Sherlock Holmesy
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