vita
[vahy-tuh, vee-; Latin wee-tah]
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Also vi·tae [vahy-tee, vee-tahy] /ˈvaɪ ti, ˈvi taɪ/.
Origin of vita
1920–25; < Latin: life
Vita
[vee-tuh]
- a female given name, form of Davida.
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Sackville-West
[sak-vil-west]
- Dame Victoria MaryVita, 1892–1962, English poet and novelist (wife of Harold Nicolson).
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ars longa, vita brevis
[ahrs lohng-gah wee-tah bre-wis; English ahrz lawng-guh vahy-tuh bree-vis, brev-is, vee-tuh, ahrs]
- art is long, life is short.
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durante vita
[doo-rahn-te wee-tah; English doo-ran-tee vahy-tuh, vee-tuh, dyoo-]
- during life.
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Examples from the Web for vita
Contemporary Examples
Vita activists have demanded that police investigate how the sea creatures appeared in Moscow and why.
Unfortunately, online play has been locked for the new system, though it remains free for both the PS3 and Vita.
I feel TV play of vita games alone is worth the price of entry.
Those that have been daydreaming of a way to be able to play Vita games on their TV will be pleased….
Upon its completion Woolf had gifted it to its inspiration, Vita.
Historical Examples
It is the one thing that has in it the elements of life, of a new life, Vita Nuova for me.
De ProfundisOscar 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 WorkArthur John Butler
vita
- US and Canadian a less common term for curriculum vitae
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Word Origin
from Latin: life
Sackville-West
- 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
n.
plural vitae, Latin, literally "life" (see vital).
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