Holmesian
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Holmes·ian

adjective \ˈhōm-zē-ən also ˈhōlm-\

Definition of HOLMESIAN

: of, characteristic of, or suggestive of the detective Sherlock Holmes

Origin of HOLMESIAN

Sherlock Holmes, detective in stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
First Known Use: 1929

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