Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ptolemaic
IPA transcription: [t,ɑləm'eɪɪk]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Ptolemaic
    Meaning: of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; "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: Ptolemaic
    Meaning: of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
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