Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus | Yes | No | No | No |
Ptolemy | Yes | No | No | No |
Ptolemy II Philadelphus (noun) | Ptolemy (noun) |
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son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC) | 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 |