Curriculum-Vitae and Resume


A curriculum vitae (CV), also spelled curriculum vitæ, provides an overview of a person's experience and other qualifications.

curriculum vitae n : a summary of your academic and work history [syn: {CV}, {resume}]

curriculum vitae \cur*ric"u*lum vi"tae\ (k[u^]r*r[i^]k"[=u]*l[u^]m v[imac]"t[=e], k[u^]r*r[i^]k"[=u]*l[u^]m v[imac]"t[imac]), n.; pl. {curricula vitae} (-l[.a]). [L. the course of one's life or career. See {Curriculum}.] A brief biographical summary of the main points of a person's life, especially one's education and training, the jobs one has held, and other notable activities one has participated in, as well as other notable points such as honors one has received. It is prepared and used commonly by a person who is submitting an application for a job or position of responsibility. It is also called a {vita} or {vitae}, and is abbreviated CV. [PJC]


A résumé (, or ; ), also spelled resumé or, colloquially, resume, is a document used by persons to present their backgrounds and skills.

resume n 1: short descriptive summary (of events) [syn: {sketch}, {survey}] 2: a summary of your academic and work history [syn: {curriculum vitae}, {CV}] v 1: take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations" [syn: {restart}] 2: return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it" [syn: {take up}] 3: assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties" 4: give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" [syn: {sum up}, {summarize}, {summarise}]

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Resume \Re*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resumed};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resuming}.] [L. resumere, resumptum; pref. re- re- + sumere to take: cf. F. r['e]sumer. See {Assume}, {Redeem}.] 1. To take back. [1913 Webster] The sun, like this, from which our sight we have, Gazed on too long, resumes the light he gave. --Denham. [1913 Webster] Perhaps God will resume the blessing he has bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To enter upon, or take up again. [1913 Webster] Reason resumed her place, and Passion fled. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been interrupted; as, to resume an argument or discourse. [1913 Webster]

Resum'e \Re`su"m['e]"\, n. [F. See {Resume}.] A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation. [1913 Webster] The exellent little r['e]sum['e] thereof in Dr. Landsborough's book. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]

Data Sources:

  • curriculum-vitae: WordNet (r) 2.0
  • curriculum-vitae: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44
  • resume: WordNet (r) 2.0
  • resume: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
  • resume: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44
  • resume: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44

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