Meaning of Ptolemaic

Ptol•e•ma•ic

Pronunciation: (tol"u-mā'ik), [key]

— adj.

of or pertaining to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
of or pertaining to the dynastic house of the Ptolemies or the period of their rule in Egypt.

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Ptolemaeus Ptolemaic system

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