ptolemy
has definitions from the fields of physics,astronomy,Greek antiquity
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[ noun ] 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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[ noun ] (physics,astronomy,Greek antiquity) Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD)
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