tabula rasa
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tabula rasa /ˌtabjʊlə ˈrɑːzə/
▶noun (pl. tabulae rasae /ˌtabjʊliː ˈrɑːziː/) an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals.
■ the human mind, especially at birth, viewed as having no innate ideas.
– origin L., lit. ‘scraped tablet’, i.e. a tablet with the writing erased.
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