vita

[vahy-tuh, vee-; Latin wee-tah]

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noun, plural vi·tae

[vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Latin wee-tahy] /ˈvaɪ ti, ˈvi taɪ; Latin ˈwi taɪ/.

curriculum vitae(def 1).

Also vi·tae

[vahy-tee, vee-tahy] /ˈvaɪ ti, ˈvi taɪ/.

Origin of vita

1920–25; < Latin: life

Vita

[vee-tuh]

noun

a female given name, form of Davida.

Sackville-West

[sak-vil-west]

noun

Dame Victoria MaryVita, 1892–1962, English poet and novelist (wife of Harold Nicolson).

ars longa, vita brevis

[ahrs lohng-gah wee-tah bre-wis; English ahrz lawng-guh vahy-tuh bree-vis, brev-is, vee-tuh, ahrs]

Latin.

art is long, life is short.

durante vita

[doo-rahn-te wee-tah; English doo-ran-tee vahy-tuh, vee-tuh, dyoo-]

adverb Latin.

during life.

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Related Words for vita

essay, autobiography, account, memory, treatise, chronicle, journal, anecdote, life, reminiscence, note, recollection, diary, thesis, narrative, biography, sketch, review, chart, analysis

Examples from the Web for vita

Contemporary Examples of vita

Vita activists have demanded that police investigate how the sea creatures appeared in Moscow and why.
Activists: Moscow Sea Park Is ‘Torturing’ Its Orca Whales
Anna Nemtsova
October 27, 2014
Unfortunately, online play has been locked for the new system, though it remains free for both the PS3 and Vita.
Which Video Game System Is King?
Alec Kubas-Meyer
November 26, 2013
I feel TV play of vita games alone is worth the price of entry.
2013 Tokyo Game Show: Meet the PS4 and Xbox One
Alec Kubas-Meyer
September 20, 2013
Those that have been daydreaming of a way to be able to play Vita games on their TV will be pleased….
2013 Tokyo Game Show: Meet the PS4 and Xbox One
Alec Kubas-Meyer
September 20, 2013
Upon its completion Woolf had gifted it to its inspiration, Vita.
Touching Sylvia Plath’s Hair
Jessica Ferri
February 11, 2013

Historical Examples of vita

It is the one thing that has in it the elements of life, of a new life, Vita Nuova for me.
De Profundis
Oscar Wilde
Moleto's prefatory letter to Vita dell' Ammiraglio, April 25, 1571.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)
John Fiske.
In Vita dell' Ammiraglio the two letters are mixed together.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)
John Fiske.
But according to the text as given in Vita dell' Ammiraglio, cap.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)
John Fiske.
Of the youthful work, the Vita Nuova, we have already spoken.
Dante: His Times and His Work
Arthur John Butler

British Dictionary definitions for vita

vita

noun plural vitae (ˈviːtaɪ, ˈvaɪtiː)

US and Canadian a less common term for curriculum vitae

Word Origin for vita

from Latin: life

Sackville-West

noun

Victoria (Mary), known as Vita . 1892–1962, British writer and gardener, whose works include the novel The Edwardians (1930) and the poem The Land (1931). She is also noted for the gardens at Sissinghurst Castle, Kent. Married to Harold Nicolson

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Word Origin and History for vita

plural vitae, Latin, literally "life" (see vital).