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ptolemy

noun /tɑləmi/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 16
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noun

an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra

noun

Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

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