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tabula rasa

noun

NAmE//ˌtæbyələ ˈrɑzə//

, NAmE//ˌtæbyələˈrɑsə//

(pl. tabulae rasae

NAmE//ˌtæbyəli ˈrɑzi//

, NAmE//ˌtæbyəliˈrɑsi//

) (from Latin) (formal)

1a situation in which there are no fixed ideas about how something should develop

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2the human mind as it is at birth, with no ideas or thoughts in it

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