Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
- /ˌʃɜɹ.lɒk ˈhoʊmz/
proper noun
- A series of novels by Arthur Conan Doyle about a consulting detective with keen observational awareness, astute logical reasoning and professional forensic skills; also related media based on the books, such as movies.
- The fictional detective who is the protagonist of the series. “Oh, hullo, Mrs Cream.” The woman she was addressing was tall and thin with a hawk-like face that reminded me of Sherlock Holmes. She had an ink spot on her nose, the result of working on her novel of suspense. [...] This was the first time I had seen Ma Cream today, she having gone off around noon
- Any person who has or is considered to have great powers of observation and deduction. And proof was soon evident that he needed to be a Sherlock Holmes.
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name fictional detective
| 한국어 | 셜록 홈즈 Syeollok Homjeu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | シャーロック・ホームズ Shārokku Hōmuzu |
| 中文 | 歇洛克·福爾摩斯 /歇洛克·福尔摩斯 Xiēluòkè Fú'ěrmósī, 夏洛克·福爾摩斯 /夏洛克·福尔摩斯 Xiàluòkè Fú'ěrmósī |
| Português | Sherlock Holmes |
| Ελληνικά | Σέρλοκ Χολμς Sérlok Cholms |
| Русский | Ше́рлок Холмс Šérlok Xolms |
| العربية | شرلوك هولمز šerluk hulms |
| עברית | שרלוק הולמס |
name person with great powers of deduction
| Português | Sherlock Holmes |
|---|---|
| Italiano | Sherlock Holmes |
| Русский | Ше́рлок Холмс Šérlok Xolms |
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