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How to pronounce platinum
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What does platinum mean?
nounThe chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
adjOf a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums).
Very expensive, or of very high quality.
“We can offer the platinum service for fifty dollars extra.”
verbTo 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.”
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