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Definition of curriculum vitae noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

curriculum vitae

noun
 
/kəˌrɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/
 
/kəˌrɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/
(abbreviation CV)
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  1. (British English)
    (North American English résumé)
    a written record of your education and the jobs you have done that you send when you are applying for a job
    • Applications with a full curriculum vitae and two references should reach the Principal by June 12th.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • current
    • impressive
    • full
    • …
    … of CVs
    • pile
    verb + curriculum vitae
    • update
    • write
    • submit
    • …
    preposition
    • in a curriculum vitae
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  2. (also vita)
     (US English) a record of a college teacher’s education and where they have worked, also including a list of books and articles that they have published and courses that they have taught, used when they are applying for a job
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • current
    • impressive
    • full
    • …
    … of CVs
    • pile
    verb + curriculum vitae
    • update
    • write
    • submit
    • …
    preposition
    • in a curriculum vitae
    See full entry
    3. Word Originearly 20th cent.: Latin, ‘course of life’.
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