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Where does “détective” come from?
détective
(French): detective (police officer who looks for evidence)
Definitions
detective (police officer who looks for evidence)
Words derived from “détective”
detective
antidetective
detectivelike
superdetective
nondetective
detectiv
dedektif
cyberdetective
detektív
detektiv
detektib
детекти́в
ντετέκτιβ
ντεντέκτιβ
detektiv
detective
detetive
detektiv
detektiv
Detektiv
tec
detektif
detectiu
detective