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English
Etymology
From Latin Platōnicus + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
Platonical (comparative more Platonical, superlative most Platonical)
- Pertaining to Plato or his philosophy; Platonic.
- 1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface:
- 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.
- Affectionate but non-sexual; platonic.