ptolemaic dynasty

1. 1.

   an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra

   SynonymsPtolemy

   Broaderdynasty

Questions about ptolemaic dynasty

What does ptolemaic dynasty mean?

ptolemaic dynasty means "an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra".

What is another word for ptolemaic dynasty?

Close synonyms include Ptolemy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ptolemaic dynasty a common word?

ptolemaic dynasty is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.