Meaning of Ptolemaic in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    Ptolemaic

    Definitions

    1. of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system

    Examples

    • « in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it »

    Synonyms

  2. Qualitative Adjective

    Ptolemaic

    Definitions

    1. of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy

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