"Platonical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pləˈtɒnɪk(ə)l/ [UK] Forms: more Platonical [comparative], most Platonical [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin Platōnicus + -al. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Platōnicus}} Latin Platōnicus, {{af|en|-al}} -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} Platonical (comparative more Platonical, superlative most Platonical)
  1. Pertaining to Plato or his philosophy; Platonic.
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  2. Affectionate but non-sexual; platonic. Synonyms: platonical, Platonicall [16th–17th c.]
    Sense id: en-Platonical-en-adj-TZptwmki Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

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