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Synonyms for Ptolemy (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD)):
Claudius Ptolemaeus

WordNet sense 2 (an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra):
Ptolemaic dynasty


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