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Scopes

  [skohps]
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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

  [skohp] noun, verb, scoped, scop⋅ing.
–noun
1. extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
2. space for movement or activity; opportunity for operation: to give one's fancy full scope.
3. extent in space; a tract or area.
4. length: a scope of cable.
5. aim or purpose.
6. Linguistics, Logic. the range of words or elements of an expression over which a modifier or operator has control: In “old men and women,” “old” may either take “men and women” or just “men” in its scope.
7. (used as a short form of microscope, oscilloscope, periscope, radarscope, riflescope, telescopic sight, etc.)
–verb (used with object)
8. Slang. to look at, read, or investigate, as in order to evaluate or appreciate.
—Verb phrase
9. scope out, Slang.
a. to look at or over; examine; check out: a rock musician scoping out the audience before going on stage.
b. to master; figure out: By the time we'd scoped out the problem, it was too late.
Origin:
1525–35; < It scopo < Gk skopós aim, mark to shoot at; akin to skopeîn to look at (see -scope )

Related forms:
scopeless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See range. 2. margin, room, liberty.
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scope   (skōp)   
n.  
  1. The range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions.
  2. Breadth or opportunity to function. See Synonyms at room.
  3. The area covered by a given activity or subject. See Synonyms at range.
  4. The length or sweep of a mooring cable.
  5. Informal A viewing instrument such as a periscope, microscope, or telescope.
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.]
Scopes   (skōps)   
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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