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  • adjective usually capitalized Of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors.
  • adjective Not sexual in nature; platonic love.

Etymologies

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Latin platonicus; surface analysis is Plato + -n- ("(intervocalic)") +‎ -ic (“relating to”).

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