Ptolemaic

(täl′ə māik)

adjective

  1. of Ptolemy, the astronomer
  2. of the Ptolemies who ruled Egypt

Origin: Gr Ptolemaïkos

See Ptolemaic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy.
  2. Of or relating to the Ptolemies or to Egypt during their rule.

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