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Noun: tabula rasa (tabulae rasae)  ,ta-byû-lu'raa-zu
  1. A young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)
     
  2. An opportunity to start over without prejudice
    - fresh start, clean slate

Derived forms: tabulae rasae

Type of: brain, chance, head, loaf [Brit, informal], mind, opportunity

Encyclopedia: Tabula rasa