curriculum vitae
Americannoun
plural
curricula vitae-
Also called vitae. Also called vita. a detailed account of one’s work experience, professional training, and educational background, as prepared by a person applying for a job: in academia the curriculum vitae is used in place of a resume and includes the applicant’s teaching and research experience, a list of publications, and any grants or fellowships awarded. CV, C.V.
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(italics) the course of one's life or career.
noun
Etymology
Origin of curriculum vitae
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Bobb graduated from Dartmouth College in 1968, then received his law degree three years later from UC Berkeley, according to his curriculum vitae.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025
One of the two researchers that Concytec has already removed from the registry was found to have appropriated the curriculum vitae of a Spanish researcher and republished articles by that researcher under their own name.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 21, 2023
Watching “House of Usher” isn't a required prerequisite to fill in the blanks in Danish's curriculum vitae.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2023
Applicants will also need to submit a curriculum vitae, a copy of a passport valid for at least the next three years and a recent color photo.
From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2022
Yet I can hardly lay down the "curriculum vitae" as longer than fifty-five years, and there are few signs of great age.
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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