"Holmesian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Holmesian [comparative], most Holmesian [superlative]
Etymology: From Holmes + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Holmes|ian}} Holmes + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Holmesian (comparative more Holmesian, superlative most Holmesian)
  1. Of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings. Translations (of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes): holmesià [masculine] (Catalan), holmesien (French), holmesiano (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Holmesian-en-adj-Y-lnwz9G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sherlockian

Noun [English]

Forms: Holmesians [plural]
Etymology: From Holmes + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Holmes|ian}} Holmes + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Holmesian (plural Holmesians)
  1. A fan of the character Sherlock Holmes; one who studies or enjoys the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Categories (topical): Fans (people), Sherlock Holmes Translations (fan of Sherlock Holmes): holmesien (French)
    Sense id: en-Holmesian-en-noun-rfGm6aHs Disambiguation of Fans (people): 37 63 Disambiguation of Sherlock Holmes: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sherlockian

Inflected forms

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