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curricula vitae

curricula vitae is the plural of curriculum vitae.

Meaning of curriculum vitae

Noun

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

  1. (UK) A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.
    Synonyms:
    CV, résumé
  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.
    Synonyms:
    vita, CV

Questions about curricula vitae

What is curricula vitae the plural of?
Curricula vitae is the plural of curriculum vitae.

Words near curricula vitae in the dictionary

  1. currick
  2. curricks
  3. curricle
  4. curricles
  5. curricula
  6. curricula vitae
  7. curricula vitarum
  8. curricula vitæ
  9. curricular
  10. curricularization
  11. curricularize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: curricula vitae (page history and authors); curriculum vitae (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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