vita

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

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

integer vitae

[in-te-ger wee-tahy; English in-ti-jer vahy-tee, vee-tahy]

adjective Latin.

blameless in life; innocent.

curriculum vitae

[kuh-rik-yuh-luh m vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Latin koor-rik-oo-loo m wee-tahy]

noun, plural cur·ric·u·la vi·tae

[kuh-rik-yuh-luh vahy-tee, vee-tahy; Latin koor-rik-oo-lah wee-tahy] /kəˈrɪk yə lə ˈvaɪ ti, ˈvi taɪ; Latin kurˈrɪk ʊˌlɑ ˈwi taɪ/.

Also called vita, vitae. a brief biographical résumé of one's career and training, as prepared by a person applying for a job.
(italics) Latin. the course of one's life or career.

Origin of curriculum vitae

First recorded in 1900–05

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Related Words for vitae

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 vitae

Historical Examples of vitae

While the other vitae give Egypt as the place of his banishment, vita iv.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
George Middleton
The story is a very old one, first found in the Vitae Patrum, X, cap.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535
Eileen Edna Power
Florentissimos vitae annos colligendo et laborando eidem impendit.
Memoirs of My Life and Writings
Edward Gibbon
This study left its mark on mediaeval sermons and Vitae Sanctorum.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)
Henry Osborn Taylor
See the contemporary life by Vitorelli, continuator of Ciaconius, Vitae et res gestae summorum pontiff.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5
Various

British Dictionary definitions for vitae

vita

noun plural vitae (ˈviːtaɪ, ˈvaɪtiː)

US and Canadian a less common term for curriculum vitae

Word Origin for vita

from Latin: life

curriculum vitae

noun plural curricula vitae

an outline of a person's educational and professional history, usually prepared for job applicationsAbbreviation: CV

Word Origin for curriculum vitae

Latin, literally: the course of one's life

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Word Origin and History for vitae

curriculum vitae

"brief account of one's life and work," 1902, from Latin curriculum vitae, literally "course of one's life" (see curriculum). Abbreviated c.v..

vita

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