almagest

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/ˈælmədʒɛst/

noun

Any book resembling the Almagest.

OriginArabic اَلْمَجِسْطِيّ ← Middle Persian 𐭬𐭢𐭮𐭲𐭩𐭪 ← Ancient Greek μεγίστη →
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Meanings

almagest1

nounalmagest (plural almagests)

plural almagests

  1. Any book resembling the Almagest.

Almagest2

proper noun
  1. A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (originally compiled by Ptolemy circa 150 C.E.).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμεγίστη“greatest”
  2. Middle Persian𐭬𐭢𐭮𐭲𐭩𐭪
  3. Arabicاَلْمَجِسْطِيّ“almagest”
  4. EnglishAlmagest

From Arabic اَلْمَجِسْطِيّ (al-majisṭiyy, “almagest”), with اَل (al-) being the Arabic definite article, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭢𐭮𐭲𐭩𐭪 (mgstyk /⁠magestīg⁠/), from Ancient Greek μεγίστη (megístē, “greatest”).

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Translations

Greek αλμαγέστη
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Italian almagesto
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Persian مجسطی, مجستی
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Portuguese Almagesto, Almajesto
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Spanish Almagesto
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APA

almagest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almagest

MLA

“almagest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almagest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “almagest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almagest.

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