"blank slate" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

Forms: blank slates [plural]
  1. Tabula rasa, table rase (3: esprit d'un enfant). Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-blank_slate-en-noun-3E1hDNgW Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tabula rasa, clean slate
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de blank et de slate."
  ],
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      ]
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    },
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      "word": "clean slate"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blank slate"
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    "Composé de blank et de slate."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
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        "plural"
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    }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "tabula rasa"
    },
    {
      "word": "clean slate"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blank slate"
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