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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; < F, n. use of ptp. of résumer to resume, sum up
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re·su·mé or re·su·me or ré·su·mé   (rěz'ŏŏ-mā', rěz'ŏŏ-mā')   
n.  
  1. A brief account of one's professional or work experience and qualifications, often submitted with an employment application.

  2. A summary: a resumé of the facts of the case.


[French, from past participle of résumer, to summarize, from Old French resumer, to resume; see resume.]
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