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Ptolemy

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Ptolemy

1
 n
Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance
2
 n
an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Ptolemy
1

n Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

Synonyms:
Claudius Ptolemaeus
Example of:
astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
a physicist who studies astronomy
2

n an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra

Synonyms:
Ptolemaic dynasty
Type of:
dynasty
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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