Sherlock Holmes Definition
zhʉrläk hōmz, hōlmz
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
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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