nnoun.personAlexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late RenaissanceSynset:Claudius Ptolemaeus Ptolemy
Derivationally Related Form:Ptolemaic
Instance Hypernyms:astronomer stargazer uranologist
Inherited Hypernyms:ptolemyastronomerphysicistscientistpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
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nnoun.groupan ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with CleopatraSynset:Ptolemaic dynasty Ptolemy
Hypernyms:dynasty
Inherited Hypernyms:ptolemydynastyfamilylineagegenealogykinsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:Ptolemy I Ptolemy II