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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]

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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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Curriculum vitae is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
Make-work schemes mop up some of the jobless, but may blot a curriculum vitae.
Attached are my curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, and re-prints of two published manuscripts.
Solving it led to another web page where they were finally invited to submit their curriculum vitae.
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