| NOUN | person | Ptolemy, Claudius Ptolemaeus | Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance |
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| group | Ptolemy, Ptolemaic dynasty | an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC |
| Sounds | taa'lahmiy | |
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| Rhymes | academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy... | |
| Meaning | Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance. | |
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| Synonym | Claudius Ptolemaeus | |
| Instance of | astronomer, uranologist, stargazer | A physicist who studies astronomy |
| Spanish | Claudio Ptolomeo, Ptolomeo, Tolomeo | |
| Catalan | Claudi Ptolemeu, Ptolemy, Ptolomeu, Tolomeu | |
| Adjectives | Ptolemaic | of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy |
| Meaning | An ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra. | |
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| Synonym | Ptolemaic dynasty | |
| Members | Ptolemy I | The king of Egypt who founded the Macedonian dynasty in Egypt |
| Ptolemy II | son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC) | |
| Broader | dynasty | A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family |
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