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monkey trial

monkey trial noun: the Scopes trial.

Noun

the monkey trial (uncountable)

  1. (dated, historical, obsolete) The Scopes trial.

Questions about monkey trial

What does monkey trial mean?
Monkey trial means the Scopes trial.
What part of speech is monkey trial?
Monkey trial is a noun.

Words near monkey trial in the dictionary

  1. monkey thorn
  2. monkey trail
  3. monkey trails
  4. monkey trap
  5. monkey traps
  6. monkey trial
  7. monkey up
  8. monkey walk
  9. monkey walks
  10. Monkey Ward's
  11. monkey wheel

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