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platonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
pla-ton-ism
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The philosophy of Plato.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Platonism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-ō Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn) Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Platonism From Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn, “Plato”) + English -ism.

Usage

Derived Forms

Neoplatonism

Phrases

New Platonism

Synonyms

realism

Questions

What does platonism mean?
The philosophy of Plato.
Where does platonism come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *-ō Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn) Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Platonism From Ancient Greek Πλάτων (Plátōn, “Plato”) + English -ism.

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