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curriculum vitae

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curriculum vi·tae  (vt, vt, wt)
n. pl. curricula vitae Abbr. CV
A summary of one's education, professional history, and job qualifications, as for a prospective employer.

[Latin curriculum vtae, the race of life : curriculum, course + vtae, genitive of vta, life.]

curriculum vitae [ˈviːtaɪ ˈvaɪtiː]
n pl curricula vitae
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an outline of a person's educational and professional history, usually prepared for job applications Abbreviation CV
[Latin, literally: the course of one's life]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.curriculum vitae - a summary of your academic and work history
sum-up, summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
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curriculum vitae [kəˌrɪkjʊləmˈviːtaɪ] (mainly British) ncurriculum vitae m, CV m

curriculum vitae
n (Brit) → Lebenslauf m

curriculum vitae [kəˌrɪkjʊləmˈviːtaɪ] ncurriculum vitae m inv
curriculum vitae [kəˌrɪkjʊləmˈviːtaɪ] ncurriculum vitae m inv

curriculum vitae سيرة ذاتية životopis curriculum vitae Lebenslauf βιογραφικό σημείωμα curriculum vitae ansioluettelo curriculum vitae biografija curriculum vitae 履歴書 이력서 curriculum vitae CV życiorys curriculum vitae биография meritförteckning ประวัติส่วนตัว özgeçmiş sơ yếu lý lịch 简历


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I am in the middle of reading the recently released All the Poems of Muriel Spark (2004) and eagerly await the follow-up to the first part of her autobiography Curriculum Vitae (1992).
The references listed in the curriculum vitae that formed part of Paul Nettl's application to Indiana University included Albert Einstein, German physicist and Nobel prizewinner in 1921; Alfred Einstein, German musicologist; and Thomas Mann, German novelist, critic and Nobel prizewinner in 1929.
Coombs' importance in modern Australian history as the supreme public servant can be gauged from the entries in his extraordinary curriculum vitae, ranging from his early years as a bank economist and treasury official, to wartime appointments as director of Rationing and director-general of Postwar Reconstruction, to governor of both the Commonwealth and Reserve Banks (the latter from 1949 to 1968).
 
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