Holmes
[ hohmz, hohlmz ]
/ hoʊmz, hoʊlmz /
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noun
John Haynes [heynz], /heɪnz/, 1879–1964, U.S. clergyman.
Oliver Wen·dell [wen-dl], /ˈwɛn dl/, 1809–94, U.S. poet, novelist, essayist, and physician.
his son, Oliver Wendell, 1841–1935, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1902–32.
Sherlock, a detective in many mystery stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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British Dictionary definitions for Holmes
Holmes
/ (həʊmz) /
noun
Oliver Wendell. 1809–94, US author, esp of humorous essays, such as The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858) and its sequels
his son, Oliver Wendell. 1841–1935, US jurist, noted for his liberal judgments
Sir Paul .1950–2013, New Zealand radio and television broadcaster; presenter of The Paul Holmes Breakfast, (1987–2008)
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Scientific definitions for Holmes
Holmes
[ hōmz, hōlmz ]
British geologist who pioneered a method of determining the age of rocks by measuring their radioactive components. He was also an early supporter of Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift.
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