DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
ptolemy
/'tɑləmi/ · tɑləmi
Ptolemy has 3 syllables: ptol · e · my.
ptol
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e
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my
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noun. An ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra.
noun. Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance.
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