tabula rasa
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tabula rasa
- /ˈtæbjʊlə ˈɹɑːzə/
- /ˈtæbjʊlə ˈɹeɪzə/
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Latin tabula rāsa (literally “erased tablet”), where the collocation comprised tabula (“wax-covered writing tablet”, noun) + rāsa, feminine singular of rāsus (“scraped, erased, cleaned (of text)”, participial adjective).
noun tabulae rasae · tabulæ rasæ
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A mind, as of a newborn, free of any impressions, notions, ideas, etc.
Near-synonym: clean slate
Similar: blank slate, clean slate
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Anything which exists in a pristine state.
Near-synonyms: clean slate, blank slate
Similar: clean slate, blank slate
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noun the idea that the mind comes into the world as a blank state
| Español | tábula rasa, tabla rasa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백지상태 baekjisangtae |
| 日本語 | 白紙状態 hakushi jōtai |
| Português | tábula rasa |
| Français | tabula rasa |
| Italiano | tabula rasa |
| Русский | чистая доска čistaja doska, та́була ра́са tábula rása, та́була ра́за tábula ráza |
| العربية | صَفْحَة بَيْضَاء |
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