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Ptolemy¹ Definition

Ptol·emy (täl′ə mē)

noun

  1. name of a Macedonian dynasty of Egypt founded by Ptolemy I and ruling from 323 to 30
  2. pl. -·mies a member of this dynasty

Ptolemy² Definition

Ptol·emy (täl′ə mē)

  1. (L. name Claudius Ptolomaeus) 2d cent. ; Alexandrian astronomer, mathematician, & geographer

  2. 367?-283 ; general of Alexander the Great: 1st king of the Ptolemaic dynasty (323-285): called Ptolemy Soter (“Savior”)

  3. 309-246 ; king of Egypt (285-246): son of Ptolemy I: called Ptolemy Philadelphus

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  1. ‹ Ptolemaist
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  5. ‹ ptisan
  6. ‹ PTI
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  8. ‹ pteryla
  9. ‹ pterygoid
  10. ‹ pterygium
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