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Definition of platonic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

platonic

adjective
 
/pləˈtɒnɪk/
 
/pləˈtɑːnɪk/
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  1. (of a relationship) friendly but not involving sex
    • platonic love
    • Their relationship is strictly platonic.
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    • be
    • remain
    adverb
    • purely
    • strictly
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek Platōnikos, from Platōn ‘Plato’.
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