Rich·ards (r ch  rdz), I(vor) A(rmstrong) 1893-1979. British literary critic who helped to develop Basic English and was a founder of the New Criticism movement. |
| Richards, Theodore William 1868-1928. American chemist. He won a 1914 Nobel Prize for determining the atomic weight of more than 50 elements. |
Richards [ˈrɪtʃədz]
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1. (Biographies / Richards, I(vor) A(rmstrong) (1893-1979) M, British, WRITING: literary critic, LANGUAGE: linguist) I(vor) A(rmstrong). 1893-1979, British literary critic and linguist, who, with C. K. Ogden, wrote The Meaning of Meaning (1923) and devised Basic English
2. (Biographies / Richards, Sir Gordon (1904-1986) M, British, SPORT AND GAMES: jockey) Sir Gordon. 1904-86, British jockey
3. (Biographies / Richards, Viv (1952 M, West Indian, SPORT AND GAMES: cricketer) Sir Viv, full name Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards. born 1952, West Indian cricketer; captained the West Indies (1985-91)
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| Noun | 1. | Richards - English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979) |
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