Ptolemy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural Ptol·e·mies for 2.
  1. Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
  2. any of the kings of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt 323–30 b.c.
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  1. Latin name Claudius Ptolemaeus. 2nd century ad, Greek astronomer, mathematician, and geographer. His Geography was the standard geographical textbook until the discoveries of the 15th century. His system of astronomy (see Ptolemaic system), as expounded in the Almagest, remained undisputed until the Copernican system was evolved
See Note at Copernicus.
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