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monkey trial

mon·key tri·al
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhng-kee trahy-uh l, trahyl]
    • /ˈmʌŋ ki ˈtraɪ əl, traɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhng-kee trahy-uh l, trahyl]
    • /ˈmʌŋ ki ˈtraɪ əl, traɪl/

Definition of monkey trial words

  • noun monkey trial John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925. 1

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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