Sherlock Holmes Definition

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noun

A fictitious Brit. detective with great powers of deduction: the main character in many stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, most of which are ostensibly narrated by Holmes's partner, Dr. Watson.

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pronoun

A series of novels by Arthur Conan Doyle about a male consulting detective with astute logical reasoning and professional forensic skills, and related media based on the books, such as movies.

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The fictional detective who is the protagonist of the series.

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(figuratively) By extension, any person who has or is considered to have great powers of observation and deduction.

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  • As Dean entered the house, Sherlock Holmes was lecturing Watson in a voice sounding very much like Basil Rathbone while a radio across the room was play­ing soft music.

  • The Dancing Men [80 k] The story of how Sherlock Holmes broke a symbol cipher.

  • It's a Sherlock Holmes homage as Skuld dons the deerstalker to hunt down a pesky thief.

  • Aside On my way here today I took a detour by Baker Street to pay homage to Sherlock Holmes.

  • At first this story reads like a classic Victorian melodrama, rather reminiscent of a Sherlock Holmes tale.

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