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Meaning of holmes

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Holmes
      n 1: a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle [syn:
           {Sherlock Holmes}, {Holmes}]
      2: United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions
         (1841-1935) [syn: {Holmes}, {Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.}]
      3: United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894) [syn:
         {Holmes}, {Oliver Wendell Holmes}]
      4: English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental
         drift (1890-1965) [syn: {Holmes}, {Arthur Holmes}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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