Holmes

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noun

1. John Haynes [heynz], 1879–1964, U.S. clergyman.
2. Oliver Wen·dell [wen, -dl], 1809–94, U.S. poet, novelist, essayist, and physician.
3. his son Oliver Wendell, 1841–1935, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1902–32.
4. Sherlock, a detective in many mystery stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Holmes

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noun

1. HolmesOliver Wendell18091894MUSWRITING: writerWRITING: essayist Oliver Wendell. 1809–94, US author, esp of humorous essays, such as The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858) and its sequels
2. HolmesOliver Wendell18411935MUSLAW: jurist his son, Oliver Wendell. 1841–1935, US jurist, noted for his liberal judgments
3. HolmesPaul19502012MNew ZealandFILMS & TV: presenter Sir Paul .1950–2013, New Zealand radio and television broadcaster; presenter of The Paul Holmes Breakfast , (1987–2008)

Holmes

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1. 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.