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Platonistic

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Pla·to·nism  (pltn-zm)
n.
The philosophy of Plato, especially insofar as it asserts ideal forms as an absolute and eternal reality of which the phenomena of the world are an imperfect and transitory reflection.
Plato·nist n.
Plato·nistic adj.
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Adj.1.Platonistic - pertaining to or characteristic of or in accordance with Platonism
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