ptolemy
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1. an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | dynasty, |
| definition | : | a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | ptolemy i, |
| definition | : | the king of Egypt who founded the Macedonian dynasty in Egypt; a close friend and general of Alexander the Great who took charge of Egypt after Alexander died (circa 367-285 BC) (noun.person) |
| member holonym | : | ptolemy ii, |
| definition | : | son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC) (noun.person) |
2. Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance (noun.person)
| derivation | : | ptolemaic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | ptolemaic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy (adj.pert) |
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