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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
platinum /ˈplatɪnəm/
▶noun
  • 1 a precious silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 78, used in jewellery, electrical contacts, laboratory equipment, and industrial catalysts. (Symbol: Pt)
  • 2 [as modifier] greyish-white or silvery like platinum.
– phrases
go platinum (of a recording) achieve sales meriting a platinum disc.
– origin C19: alt. of earlier platina, from Sp., dimin. of plata ‘silver’.



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