Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Ptolemy | Yes | No | No | No |
Ptolemaic | No | Yes | No | No |
Ptolemy (noun) | Ptolemaic (noun) |
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an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra | |
Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance |
Ptolemy (adjective) | Ptolemaic (adjective) |
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of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy | |
of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system |