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单词 Ptolemaic
释义

Ptolemaic

adjective

Ptol·​e·​ma·​ic ˌtä-lə-ˈmā-ik How to pronounce Ptolemaic (audio)
1
: of or relating to the second century geographer and astronomer Ptolemy of Alexandria and especially to his belief that the earth is at the center of the universe with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
the Ptolemaic system
2
: of or relating to the Greco-Egyptian Ptolemies ruling Egypt from 323 to 30 b.c.

Word History

Etymology

Greek Ptolemaikos, from Ptolemaios Ptolemy

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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