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Tabula rasa

noun
1.
A young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke).
2.
An opportunity to start over without prejudice.  Synonyms: clean slate, fresh start.





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... inexistence^; nonexistence, nonsubsistence; nonentity, nil; negativeness &c adj.; nullity; nihility^, nihilism; tabula rasa [Lat.], blank; abeyance; absence &c 187; no such thing &c 4; nonbeing, nothingness, oblivion. annihilation; extinction &c (destruction) 162; extinguishment, extirpation, Nirvana, obliteration. V. not exist &c 1; have no existence &c 1; be null and void; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget


Words linked to "Tabula rasa" :   opportunity, psyche, head, chance, fresh start, mind, nous, brain


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