curriculum vitae

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See also: curriculum vitæ

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːteɪ/, /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

curriculum vitae (plural curricula vitae or (hypercorrect) curricula vitarum)

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

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin curriculum vītae (“course of life”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kyˈri.kyˌlʏm ˈvi.teː/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

curriculum vitae n (plural curricula vitae)

  1. curriculum vitae

Usage notes

  • Today not commonly written, and indeed very rarely spoken in full. The initialism cv is the standard term.

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French

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Noun

curriculum vitae m (plural (traditional) curriculum vitae or (post-1990 spelling) curriculums vitae)

  1. Alternative form of curriculum vitæ

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Italian

Noun

curriculum vitae m (plural curricula vitae or curricula vitarum)

  1. curriculum vitae (summary of education and employment experience)
  2. resume

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Alternative forms

  • CV, cv (initialisms)

Noun

curriculum vitae m or n (definite singular curriculum vitaeen or curriculum vitaeet, indefinite plural curriculum vitaeer or curriculum vitae, definite plural curriculum vitaeene)

  1. curriculum vitae
  2. resume

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

  • CV, cv (initialisms)

Noun

curriculum vitae m or n (definite singular curriculum vitaeen or curriculum vitaeet, indefinite plural curriculum vitaear or curriculum vitae, definite plural curriculum vitaeane or curriculum vitaea)

  1. curriculum vitae
  2. resume

Usage notes

  • Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was solely standardised as grammatically neuter.[1]

References

  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin curriculum vītae.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈ.ri.ku.lum ˈvi.tɛ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification:

Noun

curriculum vitae n (indeclinable)

  1. curriculum vitae, CV (written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.)
    Synonyms: cefałka, CV, życiorys
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Portuguese

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Noun

curriculum vitae m (plural curricula vitae)

  1. curriculum vitae, resume (summary of education and employment experience)
    Synonyms: currículo, CV
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