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Ptolemaic
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Ptolemaic
adj.
pertaining to any ancient Egyptian king from the Ptolemy dynasty; pertaining to the Greco-Egyptian astronomer and mathematician Claudius Ptolemaeus
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Ptolemaic
Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy. Common uses include:
Pertaining to certain rulers of Egypt
- Ptolemaic dynasty, the Egyptian dynasty founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter
- Ptolemaic Egypt
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Ptolemaic Baris, a citadel maintained by Ptolemaic Egyptian rulers of Jerusalem
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Ptolemaic
Adjective
1. of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
(pertainym) Ptolemy, Claudius Ptolemaeus
2. of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; "in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it"
(similar) geocentric
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Ptolemaic
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer.
Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer.
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