| NOUN | person | Scopes, John Scopes, John Thomas Scopes | Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution |
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| Sounds | skow'ps | |
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| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | John Scopes, John Thomas Scopes | |
| Instance of | schoolteacher, school teacher | A teacher in a school below the college level |
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