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noun • United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) • the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects | ||||
| 39% | 13 | He played Sherlock Holmes in the 1922 film 'Sherlock Holmes' | ||
noun • United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) | ||||
| 21% | 9 | Surname of the British actor who portrayed Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series | ||
noun • European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb • king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) | ||||
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