"Plato" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpleɪ.təʊ/ [UK], /ˈpleɪ.toʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Plato.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪtəʊ Etymology: Via Latin Plato, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn), from πλατύς (platús, “broad, wide”), either because of Plato's robust body, or wide forehead or the breadth of his eloquence. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pleth₂-}} [Template:root], {{der|en|la|Plato}} Latin Plato, {{der|en|grc|Πλάτων|}} Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn), {{m|grc|πλατύς||broad, wide}} πλατύς (platús, “broad, wide”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Plato
  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Ancient Greece, Individuals, Philosophy
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  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.
    Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Ancient Greece, Individuals, Philosophy Translations (Greek philosopher): Πλάτων (Plátōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), أَفْلَاطُون (ʔaflāṭūn) [masculine] (Arabic), أفلاطون (ʔaflāṭōn) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), Պլատոն (Platon) (Armenian), ܦܠܵܛܘܿܢ (plāṭōn) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), Пла́тон (Pláton) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Plató [masculine] (Catalan), 柏拉圖 (Chinese Mandarin), 柏拉图 (Bólātú) (Chinese Mandarin), Platón [masculine] (Czech), Platono (Esperanto), Platon (Finnish), Platon [masculine] (French), Platón [masculine] (Galician), პლატონი (ṗlaṭoni) (Georgian), Plato [masculine] (German), Platon [masculine] (German), Πλάτων (Pláton) [masculine] (Greek), אַפְּלָטוֹן (aplatón) [masculine] (Hebrew), अफ़्लातून (aflātūn) [masculine] (Hindi), फ़लातूँ (falātū̃) [masculine] (Hindi), अफलातून (aphlātūn) [masculine] (Hindi), फलातूँ (phalātū̃) [masculine] (Hindi), Platón (Hungarian), Platon [masculine] (Icelandic), Platon (Ido), Platón [masculine] (Irish), Platone [masculine] (Italian), プラトン (Puraton) (Japanese), ប្លាតុង (plaatong) (Khmer), 플라톤 (Peullaton) (Korean), ປະລາຕົງ (pa lā tong) (Lao), Plato [masculine] (Latin), Platon (Lombard), Платон (Platon) [masculine] (Macedonian), Platon [masculine] (Middle French), Platon (Norwegian Bokmål), Platon (Norwegian Nynorsk), Պղատոն (Płaton) (Old Armenian), افلاطون (aflâtun) (Persian), فلاطون (falâtun) (Persian), پلاتن (pelāton) (Persian), فلاتن (falāton) (Persian), Platon [masculine] (Polish), Platão [masculine] (Portuguese), Platon [masculine] (Romanian), Плато́н (Platón) [masculine] (Russian), Platón [masculine] (Spanish), Platon (Swedish), ప్లేటో (plēṭō) (Telugu), เพลโต (plee-dtôo) (Thai), Eflatun (Turkish), Platon (Turkish), Плато́н (Platón) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Platonic, platonic, platonic hydrocarbons, platonic love, Platonics, platonic solid, Platonism Related terms: Archimedes, Aristotle, Plethon, Pythagoras, Socrates

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