TABULA RASA


Meaning of TABULA RASA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌta-byə-lə-ˈrä-zə, -sə ]

noun

( plural ta·bu·lae ra·sae -ˌlī-ˈrä-ˌzī, -ˌsī)

Etymology: Latin, smoothed or erased tablet

Date: 1535

1. : the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions

2. : something existing in its original pristine state

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.