Phrase guide

curriculum vitae

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːteɪ/
  • /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/
  • /kəˌɹɪkjələm ˈvaɪtiː/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CV, résumé

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A detailed written account of one's education and experience used to seek positions in academic or educational environments, typically including academic credentials, publications, courses taught, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vita, CV

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a summary of your academic and work history

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CV, resume

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: summary, sum-up

History

Etymology

From Latin curriculum (“course”) + vītae, genitive of vīta (“life”).

Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: curriculum vitae — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Arabic: سِيرَة ذَاتِيَّة (sīra ḏātiyya) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Armenian: ռեզյումե (ṙezyume) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Armenian: ինքնակենսագրություն (inkʻnakensagrutʻyun) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Armenian: ինքնակենսագրական (inkʻnakensagrakan) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Azerbaijani: tərcümeyi-hal — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Belarusian: жыццяпі́с (žyccjapís) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Belarusian: жыцьцяпі́с (žycʹcjapís) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Belarusian: рэзюмэ́ (rezjumé) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Bulgarian: автобиогра́фия (avtobiográfija) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Bulgarian: резюме́ (rezjumé) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Catalan: currículum — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 簡歷 /简历 (jiǎnlì) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 履歷表 /履历表 (lǚlìbiǎo) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 履歷 /履历 (lǚlì) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 履歷書 /履历书 (lǚlìshū) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Czech: životopis — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Czech: resumé — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Dutch: curriculum vitae — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Dutch: cv — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Dutch: levensloop — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Esperanto: kariertabelo — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Estonian: elulookirjeldus — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Estonian: resümee — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Faroese: ævilýsing — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Finnish: ansioluettelo — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • French: curriculum vitæ — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • French: CV — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Georgian: რეზუმე (rezume) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • German: Lebenslauf — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • German: CV — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • German: Résumé — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Greek: βιογραφικό σημείωμα (viografikó simeíoma) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Hindi: स्ववृत्त (svavŕtt) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Hungarian: önéletrajz — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Icelandic: ferilskrá — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Italian: curriculum vitae — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Japanese: 履歴書 (rirekisho) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Kazakh: түйіндеме (tüiındeme) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Kazakh: резюме (rezüme) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Kazakh: түйін хат (tüiın xat) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Khmer: អាជីវប្រវត្តិ (ʼaaciivĕəʼ prɑɑvŏət) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Korean: 이력서 (iryeokseo) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Korean: 리력서 (riryeokseo) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Kyrgyz: резюме (rezyume) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Lao: ຊີວະປະຫວັດ (sī wa pa huat) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Latvian: rezumē — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Lithuanian: mokymo planas — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Macedonian: резиме́ (rezimé) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Māori: tātai pūmanawa — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Iranian Persian: رِزومِه (rezume) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Polish: cefałka — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Polish: curriculum vitae — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Polish: CV — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Polish: życiorys — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Portuguese: curriculum vitae — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Portuguese: currículo — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Russian: резюме́ (rezjumɛ́) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Russian: кра́ткая биогра́фия (krátkaja biográfija) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Russian: автобиогра́фия (avtobiográfija) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Serbo-Croatian: живото̀пис — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Serbo-Croatian: životòpis — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Slovak: životopis — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Slovak: rezumé — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Slovene: življenjepis — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Spanish: currículum vítae — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Spanish: currículum — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Spanish: currículo — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Spanish: resumen laboral — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Spanish: historial experiencial — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Spanish: hoja de vida — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Spanish: expediente cualificante — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Swahili: wasifu kazi — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Swedish: CV — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Tajik: корномак (kornomak) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Tajik: резюме (rezyume) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Thai: ประวัติย่อ (bprà-wàt-yɔ̂ɔ) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Turkish: öz geçmiş — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Turkish: özgeçmiş — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Ukrainian: резюме́ (rezjumé) — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Vietnamese: lí lịch — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Vietnamese: lý lịch — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
  • Vietnamese: hồ sơ ứng tuyển — written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.