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