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Holmes

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Noun

1. holmes, sherlock holmes

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

2. holmes, oliver wendell holmes jr.

United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)

3. holmes, oliver wendell holmes

United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)

4. arthur holmes, holmes

English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Holmes

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noun
1. 
Oliver Wendell. 1809–94, US author, esp of humorous essays, such as The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858) and its sequels
2. 
his son, Oliver Wendell. 1841–1935, US jurist, noted for his liberal judgments
3. 
Sir Paul.1950–2013, New Zealand radio and television broadcaster; presenter of The Paul Holmes Breakfast, (1987–2008)

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Holmes

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1. 
John Haynes (heɪnz ) ; hānz) 1879-1964; U.S. clergyman & reformer
2. 
ˈOliver Wendell (ˈwɛndəl ) ; wenˈdəl) 1809-94; U.S. writer & physician
3. 
Oliver Wendell1841-1935; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1902-32): son of the writer
see Sherlock Holmes

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Holmes

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American jurist who served as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court (1902-1932). Many of his opinions greatly influenced the American concept of law.
American physician and writer. A professor of anatomy and physiology at Harvard (1847-1882), he wrote humorous conversational pieces, including The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858).

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