clifford

Definition of clifford in English English dictionary: A male given name transferred from the surname; A habitational surname
Proud northern lord, Clifford of Cumberland, / Warwick is hoarse with calling thee to arms.; Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Brown Clifford Geertz Clifford James Odets Clifford; given name, male; {i} male first name; family name; name of several cities and towns in the United States; William Kingdon Clifford English geometer 1845-1879 "If he had lived we might have known something "; (Paul) A highwayman, reformed by the power of love, in Sir L Bulwer Lytton's novel so called; eject
Clifford Brown: born Oct. 30, 1930, Wilmington, Del., U.S. died June 26, 1956, Pennsylvania U.S. jazz trumpeter. He became the most influential trumpeter of his generation, inspired by Fats Navarro to combine technical brilliance with lyrical grace in his playing. He was a principal figure in the hard-bop idiom (see bebop). After touring with Lionel Hampton's big band in 1953, he worked with Art Blakey; in 1954 he and drummer Max Roach formed a quintet that became one of the outstanding groups in modern jazz. He died in a car crash at age 25
Clifford Geertz: born Aug. 23, 1926, San Francisco, Calif., U.S. U.S. cultural anthropologist, a leading proponent of a form of anthropology that stresses the importance of symbols and interpretation in human social life. Culture, according to Geertz, is "a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms" forms that serve to impose meaning on the world and make it understandable. Geertz's writings have been influential both within and outside of anthropology; they include The Religion of Java (1960), The Interpretation of Cultures (1973), Local Knowledge (1983), and Works and Lives (1988). He referred to his ethnographic methodology as "thick description." Geertz taught at the University of Chicago (1960-70), among other institutions, and in 1970 joined the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., becoming an emeritus professor in 2000. See also cultural anthropology
Clifford James Geertz: born Aug. 23, 1926, San Francisco, Calif., U.S. U.S. cultural anthropologist, a leading proponent of a form of anthropology that stresses the importance of symbols and interpretation in human social life. Culture, according to Geertz, is "a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms" forms that serve to impose meaning on the world and make it understandable. Geertz's writings have been influential both within and outside of anthropology; they include The Religion of Java (1960), The Interpretation of Cultures (1973), Local Knowledge (1983), and Works and Lives (1988). He referred to his ethnographic methodology as "thick description." Geertz taught at the University of Chicago (1960-70), among other institutions, and in 1970 joined the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., becoming an emeritus professor in 2000. See also cultural anthropology
Clifford Odets: born July 18, 1906, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died Aug. 14, 1963, Hollywood, Calif. U.S. playwright. He acted with repertory companies in 1923-28 and joined the Group Theatre in 1931. His first play, the social-protest drama Waiting for Lefty (1935), helped establish his and the company's reputation. He followed it with Awake and Sing! (1935) and Golden Boy (1937). In the late 1930s he moved to Hollywood, where he wrote screenplays and directed the movies None but the Lonely Heart (1944) and The Story on Page One (1959). His later plays include The Big Knife (1949), The Country Girl (1950), and The Flowering Peach (1954)
clifford trust: a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more
Jr. Joseph Clifford Montana: in full Joseph Clifford Montana, Jr. born June 11, 1956, New Eagle, Pa., U.S. U.S. football quarterback. He played for the University of Notre Dame, leading his team to the national championship in 1977. Playing with the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1993, he led the team to Super Bowl championships in 1982, 1985, 1989, and 1990. He maintained one of the highest passing-completion rates in the NFL, with a career average of 63.2. His career totals for passes completed (3,409), yards passing (40,551), and touchdown passes (273) are among the highest on record. He finished his career with the Kansas City Chiefs (1993-95) and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000
Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt: born July 20, 1836, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, Eng. died Feb. 22, 1925, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire English physician. He introduced the modern clinical thermometer (the thermometer had previously been a foot-long instrument that required 20 minutes to register temperature) and outlined the use of the ophthalmoscope to inspect the interior of the eye. He demonstrated the aortic origin of angina pectoris. His investigations improved treatment of arterial diseases and resulted in, among other works, Diseases of the Arteries (1915). His chief publication was Systems of Medicine (8 vol., 1896-99)

clifford

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Clif·ford

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klîfırd

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/ˈkləfərd/ /ˈklɪfɜrd/

Etymology

() Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”).

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