Almagest

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′mə jest′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Al•ma•gest  (al′mə jest′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. (italics) a Greek work on astronomy by Ptolemy.
  2. (l.c.) any of various medieval works of a like kind, as on astrology or alchemy.
  • Greek megístē (sýntaxis) greatest (composition)
  • Arabic al the + majisṭī
  • Middle French
  • Middle English almageste 1350–1400

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