CLEAN SLATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An opportunity to start over without prejudice

Synonyms:

clean slate; fresh start; tabula rasa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("clean slate" is a kind of...):

chance; opportunity (a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances)

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