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Ptolemaic
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ptolemaic
English
Etymology
Via en la Ptolemāicus from en grc-koi Πτολεμᾱϊκός from grc Πτολεμαῖος, a en proper name derived from en grc-epc πτόλεμος, variant of en grc πόλεμος battle, war; equivalent to en Ptolemy ic.
Pronunciation
tŏl'ə-māʹĭk
en /ˌtɒl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ptolemaic.wav Southern England
en /ˌtɑl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/ US
Adjective
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en historical Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.
en astronomy Of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy.
Synonyms
en Ptolemaean, en Ptolemaian
Derived terms
en Ptolemaic comma
en Ptolemaic system
Translations
of, or pertaining to, the Ptolemies
Armenian: hy պտղոմեոսյան
Catalan: ca ptolemaic
Finnish: fi ptolemaiolainen
French: fr ptolémaïque
Galician: gl ptolemaico
Greek: el Πτολεμαϊκός
Polish: pl Ptolemeuszowy, pl ptolemejski, pl Ptolemejski, pl ptolemeuszowski, pl Ptolemeuszowski
Portuguese: pt ptolomaico
Russian: ru птолеме́евский
Spanish: es ptolemaico
of, or pertaining to, Claudius Ptolemy
Armenian: hy պտղոմեոսյան
Catalan: ca ptolemaic
Czech: cs ptolemaiovský
Danish: da ptolemæisk
Finnish: fi ptolemaiolainen
French: fr ptolémaïque
Galician: gl ptolemaico
Georgian: ka
German: de ptolemäisch
Greek: el πτολεμαϊκός
Hungarian: hu
Italian: it tolemaico
Polish: pl Ptolemeuszowy, pl ptolemejski, pl Ptolemejski, pl ptolemeuszowski, pl Ptolemeuszowski
Romanian: ro ptolemeic
Russian: ru
Spanish: es ptolemaico
Anagrams
en aceilmopt compilate palmetoic
en Obsolete scientific theories Ancient Egypt
en eponyms