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Ptol·e·my
 Ptolemy
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- pronunciation:
- ta
l
mi
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
Ptolemies |
definition 1: |
an Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, and geographer (second century A.D.).
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definition 2: |
any of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt from 323 to 30 B.C.
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derivation: |
Ptolemaic (adj.) |
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