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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Holmes
Oliver Wendell, 1809–94, U.S. poet, essayist, and physician.

2. Holmes
his son, Oliver Wendell (“the Great Dissenter”), 1841–1935, U.S. jurist.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Sherlock Holmes, Holmes
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

2. (noun) Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)

3. (noun) Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)

4. (noun) Holmes, Arthur Holmes
English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)

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