almagest
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al·ma·gest

noun \ˈal-mə-ˌjest\

Definition of ALMAGEST

: any of several early medieval treatises on a branch of knowledge

Origin of ALMAGEST

Middle English almageste, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-majusti, the Arabic version of Ptolemy's astronomy treatise, from al the + Greek megistē (syntaxis), literally, greatest (composition)
First Known Use: 14th century

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