Usually means: Teacher, defendant in evolution trial.
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  1. John Thomas Scopes: Merriam-Webster
  2. Scopes, John Thomas: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. John Thomas Scopes: Vocabulary.com
  4. Scopes, John Thomas, john thomas scopes: Dictionary.com
  5. John thomas scopes: Rhymezone
  6. john thomas scopes: FreeDictionary.org
  7. john thomas scopes: Mnemonic Dictionary
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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)


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