In medieval Latin, the term usuria was used interchangeably for interest and excessive interest, much like the Arabic word riba is used today.

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The term Blank Slate comes from a translation of the medieval Latin tabula rasa, implying a smooth tablet or a mind unmarked by experience.

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Writers deprecated the Latin of the medieval philosophers and tried to write like Cicero and Virgil.

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