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vi⋅ta

  [vahy-tuh, vee-; Lat. wee-tah]
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–noun, plural vi⋅tae  [vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Lat. wee-tahy] .
curriculum vitae (def. 1).
Also, vi⋅tae  [vahy-tee, vee-tahy] .

Origin:
1920–25; < L: life
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Vi⋅ta

  [vee-tuh]
–noun
a female given name, form of Davida.

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

Sack⋅ville-West

  [sak-vil-west]
–noun
Dame Victoria Mary (“Vita”), 1892–1962, English poet and novelist (wife of Harold Nicolson).
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vi·ta   (vī'tə, vē'-)   
n.   pl. vi·tae (vī'tē, vē'tī)

  1. A curriculum vitae.

  2. A short account of a person's life.


[Latin vīta, life; see vital.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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