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detective /dɪˈtektɪv/ /dɪˈtektɪv/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/d/det/detec/detective__us_1.mp3 detective(noun)/dɪˈtektɪv/ /dɪˈtektɪv/a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate crimes and catch criminalsSEE ALSO store detectivehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/store-detectivea police/homicide/undercover detectiveSeveral objects were taken away by detectives from the anti-terrorist squad.a detective story/novelDetective Inspector (Roger) Browna detective constable/sergeant/superintendentExtra ExamplesSherlock Holmes was Conan Doyle's fictional detective.Thomson was the lead detective in the Ramsay case.detectives investigating the caseA team of around 30 detectives and uniformed officers have been working on the case.He was arrested in Spain by Scotland Yard detectives.Detective Sergeant John Nelsona person employed by somebody to find out information about somebody/somethingSEE ALSO private detectivehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/private-detectiveWord Originmid 19th cent.: from detect. The noun was originally short for detective policeman, from an adjectival use of the word in the sense ‘serving to detect’.

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(noun) a police/homicide/undercover detectiveseveral objects were taken away by detectives from the anti-terrorist squad.a detective story/noveldetective inspector (roger) brown Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=detective This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	detective
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	/dɪˈtektɪv/ /dɪˈtektɪv/
Example	a police/homicide/undercover detective several objects were taken away by detectives from the anti-terrorist squad. a detective story/novel detective inspector (roger) brown
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/d/det/detec/detective__us_1.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=detective
Content	detective (noun)/dɪˈtektɪv/ /dɪˈtektɪv/ a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to investigate crimes and catch criminals SEE ALSO store detective https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/store-detective a police/homicide/undercover detective Several objects were taken away by detectives from the anti-terrorist squad. a detective story/novel Detective Inspector (Roger) Brown a detective constable/sergeant/superintendent Extra Examples Sherlock Holmes was Conan Doyle's fictional detective. Thomson was the lead detective in the Ramsay case. detectives investigating the case A team of around 30 detectives and uniformed officers have been working on the case. He was arrested in Spain by Scotland Yard detectives. Detective Sergeant John Nelson a person employed by somebody to find out information about somebody/something SEE ALSO private detective https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/private-detective Word Origin mid 19th cent.: from detect. The noun was originally short for detective policeman, from an adjectival use of the word in the sense ‘serving to detect’.
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Detective Dɪˈtektɪv Noun Police/Homicide/Undercover Objects Anti Terrorist Squad Story/Novel

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