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Definition of the Ptolemaic system noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Ptolemaic system

noun
 
/ðə ˌtɒləmeɪɪk ˈsɪstəm/
 
/ðə ˌtɑːləmeɪɪk ˈsɪstəm/
[singular]
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  1. the theory in the past that the earth was the centre of the universe, with other planets and stars moving around it compare Copernican system
See the Ptolemaic system in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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