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Ptolemy Ptol·e·my

Spelling: [tol-uh-mee]

IPA: /ˈtɒl ə mi/

Ptolemy is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 167 anagrams from letters in Ptolemy (elmopty).

Definitions for Ptolemy

noun

1. (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
2. any of the kings of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt 323–30 b.c.
3. (surnamed Soter) 367?–280 b.c, ruler of Egypt 323–285: founder of Macedonian dynasty in Egypt.
4. (surnamed Philadelphus) 309?–247? b.c, king of Egypt 285–247? (son of Ptolemy I).

Examples for Ptolemy

Others think it may be a cenotaph, built to house Alexander himself but then left empty after Ptolemy made off with his body.

Ptolemy is, without doubt, the greatest figure in ancient astronomy.

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey follows the story of a 91-year-old man crippled with dementia.

The name, Ptolemy, appears to have been a common one in Egypt in those days.

Perhaps Ptolemy had not thought of this, or perhaps he may have seen arguments against it.

Ptolemy had, however, few of those sources of knowledge which are now accessible.

Ptolemy had, therefore, to resort for guidance to indirect lines of reasoning.

Probably this supposition must have appeared monstrous, even to Ptolemy.

I hope to make him a map of England, which is a great country, and was unknown to Ptolemy.

Unfortunately, we know very little as to the personal history of Ptolemy.