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Definition of Ptolemy

1. Noun. Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance.

2. Noun. An ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra.

Definition of Ptolemy

1. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek male given name) of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ptolemy

Ptilocrinus Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Ptloris Ptloris paradisea Ptolemaian Ptolemaic Ptolemaic dynasty Ptolemaic system

Ptolemaida Ptolemais Ptolemaist Ptolemaists Ptolemean Ptolemy (current term) Ptolemy I Ptolemy II Ptolemæus Pty

Pty Ltd Ptyas Ptyas mucosus Ptychozoon Ptychozoon homalocephalum Pu Pub. Pub. L. Public Health Service Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

Literary usage of Ptolemy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Cyprus 88 BC On the expulsion of Ptolemy VIII he shared with his mother Cleopatra the ... 80 BC He was nominated king of Egypt on the death of Ptolemy VIII; ..."

2. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1839)
"Ptolemy retakes the island of Cyprus from Demetrius, 8. he renews the league with Lysimachus and Seleucus against Demetrius, 10. he abdicates the throne to ..."

3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"Ptolemy VI. Eupator (182), the eldest eon of the preceding, can have reigned but a very short time. He if practically a new discovery, since the ancient ..."

4. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Well skill'd, I tune to Ptolemy my reed; To Ida, when the woodman winds his way, ... Lagus] Ptolemy Lagus was one of Alexander's captains, who upon that ..."

5. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1869)
"He had likewise several children by his other wives, and among those, Ptolemy, surnamed Ceraunus, or the Thunderer, who, being the son of Eury- dice, ..."

6. Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology by Joseph Thomas (1901)
"Ptolemy reigned in Cyprus until the death of his mother, (89 Bc,) and was then restored to the throne of Egypt He died in 81 Bc, leaving a daughter, ..."

7. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, Horatio Balch Hackett, Ezra Abbot (1872)
"This was put down, and Ptolemy, during the remainder of his life, ... The accession of Ptolemy and the confusion of a disputed regency furnished a favorable ..."

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