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TABULA RASA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tabula rasa mean? 

TABULA RASA (noun)
  The noun TABULA RASA has 2 senses:

1. a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)play

2. an opportunity to start over without prejudiceplay

  Familiarity information: TABULA RASA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TABULA RASA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("tabula rasa" is a kind of...):

brain; head; mind; nous; psyche (that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason)


Sense 2

Meaning:

An opportunity to start over without prejudice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

clean slate; fresh start; tabula rasa

Hypernyms ("tabula rasa" is a kind of...):

chance; opportunity (a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances)


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