Platonical

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Platōnicus + -al.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Platonical (comparative more Platonical, superlative most Platonical)

  1. Pertaining to Plato or his philosophy; Platonic.
    • 1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface:
      [T]he Pythagoricall, and Platonicall perfect scholer, and the constant profound Philosopher, with more ease and spede, may (like the Bee,) gather, hereby, both wax and hony.
    • Template:RQ:Florio Montaigne Essayes
  2. Affectionate but non-sexual; platonic.
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