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platonic

adjective
adjective
BrE BrE//pləˈtɒnɪk//
; NAmE NAmE//pləˈtɑːnɪk//
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(of a relationship) friendly but not involving sex platonic love Their relationship is strictly platonic. Wordfinderfriendacquaintance, bond, buddy, companion, comrade, friend, mate, neighbour, platonic, playmate Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe, remain adverbpurely, strictly See full entry See related entries: Friends Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek Platōnikos, from Platōn ‘Plato’.
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