Definitions
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings. - noun A
Sherlock Holmes scholar; one who studies the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Sherlockian is a superb entertainment about the creator and acolytes of the greatest detective of them all.
Rabbi David Wolpe: The Game's Afoot Anew Rabbi David Wolpe 2010
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The Sherlockian is a superb entertainment about the creator and acolytes of the greatest detective of them all.
Rabbi David Wolpe: Love Mysteries? Rabbi David Wolpe 2010
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The Sherlockian is a superb entertainment about the creator and acolytes of the greatest detective of them all.
Rabbi David Wolpe: The Game's Afoot Anew Rabbi David Wolpe 2010
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Where is it written that Star Wars is some kind of Sherlockian canon and cannot be tampered with?
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As the literary intrigue deepens, with Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, and some brainy Sherlock Holmes buffs as partners in crime, you don't have to be Holmes to deduce that The Sherlockian is a serpentine delight for anyone who loves mystery and historical suspense. "
'Sherlockian': Graham Moore's Debut Mystery On The Central Mystery Of Conan Doyle's Life (VIDEO) 2010
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As the literary intrigue deepens, with Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, and some brainy Sherlock Holmes buffs as partners in crime, you don't have to be Holmes to deduce that The Sherlockian is a serpentine delight for anyone who loves mystery and historical suspense. "
'Sherlockian': Graham Moore's Debut Mystery On The Central Mystery Of Conan Doyle's Life (VIDEO) 2010
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"I think that everyone is a Sherlockian—that is they know of him—but the degree to which the 'gentle madness' has buried itself varies," he said.
The Case of the Sherlock Convention Jo Piazza 2012
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"There was more of the dressing up years ago where people wore deerstalkers, men had pipes and the Adventuresses had parties where Victorian attire was strongly encouraged," said Ms. Moran, 50 years old, of Sherlockian events in the 70s and 80s.
The Case of the Sherlock Convention Jo Piazza 2012
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That date, according to Sherlockian Andrew Peck, has been deduced by careful readers from clues in several stories.
The Case of the Sherlock Convention Jo Piazza 2012
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Sherlock arrived while I was writing my Sherlockian novel, The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls.
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