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Ptol•e•my



Pronunciation: (tol'u-mē), [key]
n.,
pl. -mies for 2.

1. (Claudius Ptolemaeus) fl.a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
2. any of the kings of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt 323–30b.c.

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PtolemaistPtolemy I
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