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RICHARD BURDON HALDANE
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• RICHARD BURDON HALDANE (noun)
The noun RICHARD BURDON HALDANE has 1 sense:
1. Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928)
Familiarity information: RICHARD BURDON HALDANE used as a noun is very rare.
• RICHARD BURDON HALDANE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
First Viscount Haldane of Cloan; Haldane; Richard Burdon Haldane; Richard Haldane
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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