rasa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rasa
First recorded in 1790–1800, rasa is from the Sanskrit word rasa sap, fluid, essence
Example Sentences
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If the brain started as a true tabula rasa, with no built-in connections, neurons would first need to locate and connect with one another.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
Somewhere inside a tabula rasa passed off as an office space, a diligent worker is rewarded with a five-minute "dance experience."
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2025
Each of these, Pythagoras to Euclid, could be counted as a tabula rasa.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023
His complete honesty, tabula rasa, complete truthful, youthful, wide-eyed innocence and sweetness — it’s really hard to create that once you’ve lived, you know, 35 more years.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022
The mind is a tabula rasa, upon which sense-impressions are inscribed.
From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)
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