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CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS

• CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS (noun)
The noun CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS has 1 sense:

1. Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD)

Familiarity information: CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS used as a noun is very rare.

• CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Claudius Ptolemaeus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Claudius Ptolemaeus; Ptolemy

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

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