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curriculum vitae

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cur⋅ric⋅u⋅lum vi⋅tae

[kuh-rik-yuh-luhm vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Lat. koor-rik-oo-loom wee-tahy]
–noun, plural cur⋅ric⋅u⋅la vi⋅tae [kuh-rik-yuh-luh vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Lat. 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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curriculum vi·tae   (vī'tē, vē'tī, wē'tī')   
n.   pl. curricula vitae Abbr. CV
A summary of one's education, professional history, and job qualifications, as for a prospective employer.

[Latin curriculum vītae, the race of life : curriculum, course + vītae, genitive of vīta, life.]
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