- Sher|lock Holmes
- Sher|lock Holmes «SHUR lok HOHMZ»,a fictional English detective with remarkable powers of observation and reasoning, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) in 1887.
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Sher|lock Holmes
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Sher|lock|i|an — «shur LOK ee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with Sherlock Holmes; Holmesian. –n. an admirer of Sherlock Holmes … Useful english dictionary
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