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tabula rasa

[ tab-yuh-luh rah-suh, -zuh, rey-; Latin tah-boo-lah rah-sah ]

noun

plural tabulae rasae
  1. a mind not yet affected by experiences, impressions, etc.
  2. anything existing undisturbed in its original pure state.

tabula rasa

/ ˈtæbjʊlə ˈrɑːsə /

noun

  1. (esp in the philosophy of Locke) the mind in its uninformed original state
  2. an opportunity for a fresh start; clean slate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tabula rasa

  1. Something new, fresh, unmarked, or uninfluenced. Tabula rasa is Latin for “blank slate.”
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Notes

John Locke believed that a child's mind was a tabula rasa.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tabula rasa1

First recorded in 1525–35, tabula rasa is from Latin tabula rāsa “scraped tablet, clean slate”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tabula rasa1

Latin: a scraped tablet (one from which the writing has been erased)

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