Scopes

sco·pes

US/ˈskoʊps/ rare

noun

1.

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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Word family

Scopes trial

Broader terms

schoolteacher

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Grammar

noun
singular	scopes
plural	scopeses

Nearby words

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