Scopes
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Scopes 
[skohps] Pronunciation Key
[skohps] Pronunciation Key –noun
| John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925. |
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| scope
(skōp) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. scoped, scop·ing, scopes Slang To examine or investigate. Often used with out: "Their World Wide Web site is, for now, the best place to scope out the future of the media business in cyberspace." (Marc Gunther). [Italian scopo, aim, purpose, from Greek skopos, target, aim; see spek- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| Scopes
(skōps) Pronunciation Key
American teacher who violated a state law by teaching the theory of evolution in a Tennessee high school. His trial (July 1925) was a highly publicized confrontation between defense attorney Clarence Darrow and the director of the prosecution, William Jennings Bryan. Scopes was found guilty and fined a nominal sum, but his conviction was later reversed on technical grounds. |
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| scopes | |
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| Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900-1970) |
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