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Pla·ton·ic    Audio Help   [pluh-ton-ik, pley-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
2.pertaining to, involving, or characterized by Platonic love as a striving toward love of spiritual or ideal beauty.
3.(usually lowercase) purely spiritual; free from sensual desire, esp. in a relationship between two persons of the opposite sex.
4.(usually lowercase) feeling or professing platonic love: He insisted that he was completely platonic in his admiration.
[Origin: 1525–35; < L Platōnicus < Gk Platōnikós, equiv. to Platōn-, s. of Plátōn Plato + -ikos, -ic]

—Related forms
Pla·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Main Entry:  platonic
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  idealistic, quixotic, spiritual, theoretical, transcendent, utopian, visionary
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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Platonic Solids: see polyhedron. 
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