Definition of tabula rasa

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tab·u·la ra·sa  audio  (tby-l räs, -z) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. tab·u·lae ra·sae  (tby-l räs, -z) KEY 
    1. The mind before it receives the impressions gained from experience.
    2. The unformed, featureless mind in the philosophy of John Locke.
  2. A need or an opportunity to start from the beginning.
ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin tabula rsa : Latin tabula, tablet + Latin rsa, feminine of rsus, erased


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