scopes trial

Scopes tri·al

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skohps trahy-uh l, trahyl]
- /skoʊps ˈtraɪ əl, traɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skohps trahy-uh l, trahyl]
- /skoʊps ˈtraɪ əl, traɪl/

Definition of scopes trial words

noun scopes 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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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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