Ptolemy (n)
Claudius Ptolemaeus (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance
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Instance Hypernym astronomer, uranologist, stargazer
Derivationally related form Ptolemy → Ptolemaic
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Derivationally related form Ptolemaic → Ptolemy
Pertainym (pertains to noun) Ptolemaic → Ptolemy
Instance Hyponym astronomer, uranologist, stargazer

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