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detectives
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tek
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]
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de·tec·tive
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dɪˈtɛk
tɪv
/
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dih-
tek
-tiv
]
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noun
1.
a member of the police
force
or a private investigator whose function is to obtain information and evidence, as of offenses against the law.
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adjective
2.
of or pertaining to
detection
or detectives:
a detective story.
3.
serving to
detect
;
detecting
:
various detective devices.
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Origin:
1830–40;
detect
+
-ive
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detective
1850, short for detective police, from detective (adj.), 1843, from
detect
.
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