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JOHN THOMAS SCOPES
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• JOHN THOMAS SCOPES (noun)
The noun JOHN THOMAS SCOPES has 1 sense:
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)
Familiarity information: JOHN THOMAS SCOPES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Scopes; John Thomas Scopes; Scopes
Instance hypernyms:
school teacher; schoolteacher (a teacher in a school below the college level)
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