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Ptolemaic.

Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.

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adj/ˌtɒl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/UK/ˌtɑl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/US
  1. Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.

    historical · not-comparable
  2. Of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Via Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Ptolemy + -ic.

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