résumé

[rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey]

ré·su·mé

[rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey]
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.
Also, resume, re·su·mé.


Origin:
1795–1805; < French, noun use of past participle of résumer to resume, sum up
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Résumé is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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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 resume]

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