/ Dictionary / Index S Scopes: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Scopes Pronunciation: (skōps), [key] 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbrein 1925. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: scopes (Thesaurus) scope scoping Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language