John Thomas Scopes

johnt·ho·mass·copes

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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)

Synonyms

Scopes
John Scopes
John Thomas Scopes

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schoolteacher

Grammar

noun
singular	john thomas scopes
plural	john thomas scopeses

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