Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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evolution | Yes | No | No | No |
Scopes trial | Yes | No | No | No |
evolution (noun) | Scopes trial (noun) |
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(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed |
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) |