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curriculum vitae

/kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːteɪ/

curriculum vitae noun: a written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.

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

curriculum vitae meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Arabic

curriculum vitae in Hindi

written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
स्ववृत्त svavŕtt

curriculum vitae in Tamil

ஒரு நபரின் கல்வி, சுயவிவரம்

curriculum vitae in Kannada

ವಿವರದೋಲೆ

curriculum vitae in Arabic

written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
سِيرَة ذَاتِيَّة sīra ḏātiyya
More languagesFewer languages
curriculum vitae in Thai
ประวัติย่อ bprà-wàt-yɔ̂ɔ
curriculum vitae in Vietnamese
lí lịch, lý lịch, hồ sơ ứng tuyển

Synonyms of curriculum vitae

Forms of curriculum vitae

pluralcurricula vitae
plural hypercorrectcurricula vitarum
alternative formcurriculum vitæ

Origin of curriculum vitae

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

Questions about curriculum vitae

What does curriculum vitae mean?
Curriculum vitae means a written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.
What is curriculum vitae in Hindi?
Curriculum vitae in Hindi is स्ववृत्त (svavŕtt). See Curriculum vitae meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is curriculum vitae?
Curriculum vitae is a noun.
How do you pronounce curriculum vitae?
Curriculum vitae is pronounced /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːteɪ/.
What is the plural of curriculum vitae?
The plural of curriculum vitae is curricula vitae.

Words near curriculum vitae in the dictionary

  1. curricularize
  2. curricularized
  3. curricularizes
  4. curricularizing
  5. curriculum
  6. curriculum vitae
  7. curriculum vitæ
  8. curriculums
  9. Curridge
  10. currie
  11. curried

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: curriculum vitae (page history and authors); curriculum vitae (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); curriculum vitae (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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