Holmesian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fan of the character Sherlock Holmes; one who studies or enjoys the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

    "So great a protest arose from 20,000 Holmesians, including Queen Victoria and her family, that Doyle revived the character in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), “The Adventure of the Empty House” (1903), and “The Adventure of the Second Stain” (1904)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings.

    "Holmesian powers of observation"

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sherlockiansherlockiansherlockian

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"Holmesian powers of observation"

Etymology

From Holmes + -ian.

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sherlock holmes

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