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Holmos vs Holmes - What's the difference?

holmos | holmes |

As nouns the difference between holmos and holmes

is that holmos is an Ancient Greek or Etruscan vase with a rounded body, especially a closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem or pedestal, or a drinking cup with a foot and stem while holmes is an informal address, like man or dude.

As a proper noun Holmes is

{{surname|northern English|from=Middle English}}, variant of Holme.

holmos

English

Noun

(holmoi)
  • An Ancient Greek or Etruscan vase with a rounded body, especially a closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem or pedestal, or a drinking cup with a foot and stem.
    • (Webster 1913)

    holmes

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , variant of Holme.
  • a Scottish habitational surname from the place near Dundonald.
  • Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective.
  • by extension, someone acting like, or showing the ability of Sherlock Holmes.

    • Derived terms

    * Holmesian * Holmesish

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