Ptolemy (n.)

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

    [ Syn: ptolemy , claudius ptolemaeus ]

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

    [ Syn: ptolemy , ptolemaic dynasty ]

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