Meaning Of The Word Ptolemy
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Ptolemy in American English 1
name of a Macedonian dynasty of Egypt founded by Ptolemy I and ruling from 323 to 30 b.c. Ptolemy in American English 2 (L. name Claudius Ptolomaeus) 2 d cent. a.d.; Alexandrian astronomer, mathematician, & geographer Ptolemy in British English noun: Latin name Claudius Ptolemaeus. 2nd century ad, Greek astronomer, mathematician, and geographer. His Geography was the standard geographical textbook until the discoveries of the 15th century. His system of astronomy (see Ptolemaic system), as expounded i |
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