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Platinum

//ˈplæt.ɪn.əm// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums). not-comparable
  3. 3
    Very expensive, or of very high quality not-comparable

    "We can offer the platinum service for fifty dollars extra."

Noun
  1. 1
    The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits wordnet
  3. 3
    A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million. countable
  5. 5
    A platinum-based drug: a platin. countable, ellipsis, sometimes
Verb
  1. 1
    To attain all of the achievements in a game (originally on certain PlayStation consoles, now colloquially used regardless of platform).

    "I platinumed in Clash of Clans yesterday."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Spanish platina (“little silver”) del Pinto ("of the Pinto") + -um. It was called "little" (or "lesser") silver because the metal was found as an impurity in gold, and del Pinto for the Pinto River in Grand Columbia where Europeans discovered it being mined by Native Americans. Doublet of platina.

Etymology 2

From Spanish platina (“little silver”) del Pinto ("of the Pinto") + -um. It was called "little" (or "lesser") silver because the metal was found as an impurity in gold, and del Pinto for the Pinto River in Grand Columbia where Europeans discovered it being mined by Native Americans. Doublet of platina.

Etymology 3

From Spanish platina (“little silver”) del Pinto ("of the Pinto") + -um. It was called "little" (or "lesser") silver because the metal was found as an impurity in gold, and del Pinto for the Pinto River in Grand Columbia where Europeans discovered it being mined by Native Americans. Doublet of platina.

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