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Scopes       [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.  
  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.]

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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

noun
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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