"Dick Tracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Dick Tracy's [plural]
Etymology: From the comic strip character Dick Tracy. Head templates: {{en-noun|Dick Tracy's}} Dick Tracy (plural Dick Tracy's)
  1. A detective. Wikipedia link: Dick Tracy
    Sense id: en-Dick_Tracy-en-noun-RenE8qdU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fictional characters
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