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PTOLEMY II
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• PTOLEMY II (noun)
The noun PTOLEMY II has 1 sense:
1. son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC)
Familiarity information: PTOLEMY II used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Holonyms ("Ptolemy II" is a member of...):
Ptolemaic dynasty; Ptolemy (an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra)
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