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I'm not a tabula rasa type. In some ways, the more constraints I have, the work is more interesting to me.
Thom Mayne

Meaning of "tabula rasa" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TABULA RASA

Latin: a scraped tablet (one from which the writing has been erased).
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PRONUNCIATION OF TABULA RASA

tabula rasa  [ˈtæbjʊlə ˈrɑːsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TABULA RASA

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tabula rasa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TABULA RASA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Tabula rasa

Tabula rasa, means "blank slate" in Latin and originates from the Roman tabula or wax tablet used for notes, which was blanked by heating the wax and then smoothing it, to give a tabula rasa.. This equates to the English term, "blank slate" that refers to writing on a slate sheet in chalk. Both may be refreshed repeatedly, by melting of the wax or by erasing the chalk. The term also is used as the name of an epistemological theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that all of their knowledge comes from experience and perception. Generally, proponents of the tabula rasa thesis favour the "nurture" side of the nature versus nurture debate, when it comes to aspects of one's personality, social and emotional behaviour, and intelligence.

Definition of tabula rasa in the English dictionary

The definition of tabula rasa in the dictionary is the mind in its uninformed original state. Other definition of tabula rasa is an opportunity for a fresh start; clean slate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TABULA RASA


bursa
ˈbɜːsə
classer
ˈklɑːsə
Congo-Kinshasa
ˌkɒŋɡəʊkɪnˈʃɑːsə
cursor
ˈkɜːsə
grasser
ˈɡrɑːsə
Kalidasa
ˌkælɪˈdɑːsə
Kirschwasser
ˈkɪəʃˌvɑːsə
Lassa
ˈlɑːsə
Lhasa
ˈlɑːsə
mercer
ˈmɜːsə
Nasser
ˈnɑːsə
passer
ˈpɑːsə
precursor
prɪˈkɜːsə
producer
prəˈdjuːsə
rusa
ˈruːsə
saucer
ˈsɔːsə
surpasser
sɜːˈpɑːsə
Susa
ˈsuːsə
transducer
trænzˈdjuːsə
Xhosa
ˈkɔːsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TABULA RASA

tabourer
tabouret
tabourin
tabret
Tabriz
tabu
tabula
tabulable
tabulae rasae
tabular
tabularisation
tabularise
tabularization
tabularize
tabularly
tabulate
tabulation
tabulator
tabulatory
tabun

WORDS THAT END LIKE TABULA RASA

abomasa
casa
kielbasa
Kinshasa
Lake Nyasa
madrasa
masa
Mombasa
Nyasa
omasa
rakshasa
Tarrasa
Vaasa
vasa

Synonyms and antonyms of tabula rasa in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tabula rasa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TABULA RASA

Find out the translation of tabula rasa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tabula rasa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tabula rasa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白板
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Translator English - Spanish

tabula rasa
570 millions of speakers

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tabula rasa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tabula रस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

البدء من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Tabula Rasa
278 millions of speakers

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tabula rasa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অলিখিত ফলক
260 millions of speakers

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tabula rasa
220 millions of speakers

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Tabula rasa
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tabula rasa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

純真無垢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tabula rasa
85 millions of speakers
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Tabula Rasa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டேபல ரசா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तबुल रस्सा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Boş levha
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tabula rasa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tabula Rasa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Tabula Rasa
40 millions of speakers

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Tabula Rasa
30 millions of speakers
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tabula rasa
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Tabula Rasa
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

tabula rasa
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Tabula Rasa
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tabula rasa

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3 QUOTES WITH «TABULA RASA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tabula rasa.
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Theodore Dalrymple
The idea that man is a tabula rasa, or Mao's sheet of blank paper upon which the most beautiful characters can be written, is an old one with disastrous implications. I do not think though that the cults you mention could survive honest thought about human nature.
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Thom Mayne
I'm not a tabula rasa type. In some ways, the more constraints I have, the work is more interesting to me.
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Richard Powers
The Midwest is such a tabula rasa.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TABULA RASA»

Discover the use of tabula rasa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tabula rasa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tabula Rasa
Investigating a house fire that has killed two young children, arson detective Billy Nightingale and his brother-in-law, officer Sebastian Bly, discover a baby underneath the porch, whom they raise without an awareness of her violent ...
Shelly Reuben, 2005
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker, one of the world's leading experts on language and the mind, explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings.
Steven Pinker, 2003
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Introduction to Childhood Studies
The tabula rasa discourse draws upon the philosophy of John Locke who developed the idea that children come into the world as blank slates who could, with guidance and training, develop into rational human beings. Within this discourse ...
Kehily, 2004
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Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder
(2) Something existing in its original pure state. q As for knowing what life in the real world was like, he was practically a tabula rasa. Tabula rasa literally means " smoothed or erased tablet." The term comes from the ancient custom of using ...
Mary W. Cornog, 1993
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Developmental Psychology
Tabula rasa. A view of childhood in which children are viewed as a 'blank tablet' that will be written on, shaped and moulded through their experiences. Innate goodness. The view of childhood that considers children to be innately good and  ...
Derek Hook, Jacki Watts, Kate Cockcroft, 2004
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Parenting in Today's Society: The Facilitator's Handbook
The Tabula Rasa of John Locke ding to the empirical philosophy of John Locke ( 1690/1952), cl abula rasa; a blank slate upon which their life's experience printed (Leibniz, 1966). orn in Wrington, Somerset in 1632, John Locke received hi at ...
Dawn Picone, Selina Higgins LCSWR, Selina Higgins, 2010
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Educational Philosophy: A History from the Ancient World to ...
Whether Locke's tabula rasa is an accurate description of the mind is a point whereupon sober scholars can disagree, but this much seems evident: it expressed an interpretation of human nature that was bound to cultivate a yearning for ...
Edward J. Power, 1996
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Philogos.org - Tabula Rasa
This book encourages the seeker of fact to consider the deeper questions of existence with a tabula rasa (clean slate) devoid of preconceived notions for an updated, more accurate understanding of truth.
Somos, 2001
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Argumentation and Debate
E. Tabula Rasa Judge The tabula rasa (or clean—slate) judge avoids the imposition of his or her own debate philosophy and allows and expects the debaters to decide the theoretical framework for the decision as the debate evolves.
Austin Freeley, David Steinberg, 2008
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Social Theory Today
By studying a few, characteristic drives to which a large number of specific operants could be attached by conditioning, Skinner had unwittingly given an impression that has come to be called the tabula rasa view of behaviour. According to this ...
Anthony Giddens, Jonathan H. Turner, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TABULA RASA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tabula rasa is used in the context of the following news items.
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EmblemHealth and Tabula Rasa HealthCare Announce New …
MOORESTOWN, N.J. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EmblemHealth, New York's leading health benefits and wellness company, and Tabula Rasa ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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Tabula Rasa HealthCare Names Chief Scientific Officer: Jacques …
MOORESTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Calvin H. Knowlton, BSc Pharm, MDiv, PhD, ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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Tabula Rasa HealthCare Receives Top Innovator Company Award
Philadelphia, PA, June 05, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Tabula Rasa Healthcare, Inc. is the winner of the PACT 2015 Enterprise Awards for Healthcare Innovator ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
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Tom Tykwer's 'Babylon Berlin,' Belgian Series 'Tabula Rasa' at Co …
Six ambitious new drama series, including Tom Tykwer's Babylon Berlin and Belgian series Tabula Rasa featuring The Broken Circle Breakdown star Veerle ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jan 15»
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Book review: 'Tabula Rasa: A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire' by …
The sixth book in a Roman Empire mystery series featuring Gaius Petreius Ruso, a frontier doctor, takes place where the legionnaires are building Hadrian's ... «NewsOK.com, Oct 14»
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Ivanhoe, Tabula Rasa, Team With Lago, Ucra for 'Hidden Face …
RIO DE JANEIRO – John Penotti's Ivanhoe Pictures is teaming with Anna Kokourina Tabula Rasa Films, Colombia's Dynamo, Germany's Lago Films and Urca ... «Variety, Oct 14»
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Former OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ's SOEN: 'Tabula Rasa
"Tabula Rasa", the new video from SOEN — the Swedish progressive rock band featuring drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH), vocalist Joel ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Sep 14»
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'Tabula Rasa' A mouth-watering family drama
Tabula Rasa also features veteran actors Dewi Irawan and Yayu Unru as well as their younger counterparts Ozzol Ramdan and Jimmy Kobogau. Jimmy also ... «Jakarta Post, Sep 14»
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Tabula Rasa video demonstrates spoofing in a commercial finger …
The Tabula Rasa consortium has posted a new video that demonstrates how easy it is for any individual to apply spoofing methods to be successfully authorized ... «Biometric Update, Sep 14»
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Tabula Rasa Healthcare Names Chief Strategy Officer
MOORESTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tabula Rasa Healthcare, Inc. Chairman and CEO, Calvin H. Knowlton, BScPharm, MDiv, PhD announced today the ... «Business Wire, Sep 14»

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