Etymology 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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The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
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A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
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Medicine, SciencesEllipsis, Sometimes A platinum-based drug: a platin.
Etymology 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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Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums).
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Figuratively Very expensive, or of very high quality.
We can offer the platinum service for fifty dollars extra.
Etymology 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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Computer games, Games To attain all of the achievements in a game (originally on certain PlayStation consoles, now colloquially used regardless of platform).