cur·ric·u·lum vi·tae

[kuh-rik-yuh-luhm vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Latin koor-rik-oo-loom wee-tahy]
noun, plural cur·ric·u·la vi·tae [kuh-rik-yuh-luh vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Latin koor-rik-oo-lah wee-tahy] .
1.
Also called vita, vitae. a brief biographical résumé of one's career and training, as prepared by a person applying for a job.
2.
(italics) Latin. the course of one's life or career.
Origin:
1900–05

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vi·ta

[vahy-tuh, vee-; Latin wee-tah] .
noun, plural vi·tae [vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Latin wee-tahy] .
curriculum vitae ( def 1 ).
Also, vi·tae [vahy-tee, vee-tahy] .

Origin:
1920–25; < Latin: life

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curriculum vitae (ˈviːtaɪ, ˈvaɪtiː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl curricula vitae
CV an outline of a person's educational and professional history, usually prepared for job applications
 
[Latin, literally: the course of one's life]

vita (ˈviːtə, ˈvaɪ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl vitae
(US), (Canadian) a less common term for curriculum vitae
 
[from Latin: life]

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curriculum vitae
"brief account of one's life and work," 1902, from L. curriculum vitæ, lit. "course of one's life" (see curriculum).
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Example sentences
OK, all the expended selves that would never again fit into the rag box of a
  single curriculum vitae.
We require an infusion of hemlock, spruce or arbor vitae in our tea.
By contrast, a curriculum vitae displays your academic credentials and
  accomplishments in great detail.
Inevitably, however, someone with an equally impressive curriculum vitae will
  be snubbed.
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