résumé
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ʊˌmeɪ, ˌrɛz noun
1.
a summing up; summary.
2.
a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job.
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resume (rɪˈzjuːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to begin again or go on with (something adjourned or interrupted) |
| 2. | (tr) to occupy again, take back, or recover: to resume one's seat; to resume possession |
| 3. | (tr) to assume (a title, office, etc) again: to resume the presidency |
| 4. | archaic to summarize; make a résumé of |
| [C15: from Latin resūmere to take up again, from | |
| re'sumable | |
| —adj | |
| re'sumer | |
| —n | |
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| résumé (ˈrɛzjʊˌmeɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a short descriptive summary, as of events |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) another name for curriculum vitae |
| [C19: from French, from résumer to | |
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Word Origin & History
resume
1404, from L. resumere "take again, assume again," from re- "again" + sumere "take up" (cf. assume). Resumption (1449) is from L. resumptionem, noun of action from resumere.
resume
1804, "a summary," from Fr. résumé, noun use of pp. of M.Fr. resumer "to sum up," from L. resumere (see resume (v.)). Meaning "biographical summary of a person's career" is 1940s.
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Example sentences
The uranium pellets, now in close proximity, could begin exchanging neutrons and resume their heat-producing nuclear reactions.
We wake up for an instant, and immediately resume our sleep.
If the resume is sloppy, you're not going to get interviewed for the job.
Haynes decided to anchor for the night and resume the move the next day, with the boats refueled.
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