Holmes (h mz, hlmz), Oliver Wendell 1809-1894. American physician and writer. A professor of anatomy and physiology at Harvard (1847-1882), he wrote humorous conversational pieces, including The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858). |
| Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. 1841-1935. American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1902-1932). Many of his opinions greatly influenced the American concept of law. |
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1. (Biographies / Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894) M, US, WRITING: writer, WRITING: essayist) Oliver Wendell. 1809-94, US author, esp of humorous essays, such as The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858) and its sequels
2. (Biographies / Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1841-1935) M, US, LAW: jurist) his son, Oliver Wendell. 1841-1935, US jurist, noted for his liberal judgments
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| Noun | 1. |  Holmes - a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle |
| 2. |  Holmes - United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935) | |
| 3. |  Holmes - United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894) | |
| 4. | Holmes - English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965) |
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