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curriculum vitae

curriculum vitae

3 4.2
A written list of your education, skills, and work experience that people often send with a job application
  • noun
  • /kəˈrɪkjʊləm ˈviːtaɪ/
translation icon : currículum vitae
  • Application should include a letter expressing interest in the position, a current curriculum vitae, and three professional references.

Examples

  • In most cases, the application documents comprised letters of application, curriculum vitae, graduation certificates, letters of recommendation, work testimonies, and lists of publications.

    Academic text (1997)

  • I won't pass out my curriculum vitae or list of my books, but I'll touch on the ones that are most relevant.

  • I have a long curriculum vitae.

    Academic text (1998)

  • At her new school, the teacher insisted that she write a curriculum vitae.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • In addition to this letter, please send your curriculum vitae, official graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to:

    Blog text (26)

  • All applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference.

  • At her new school, the teacher insisted that she write a curriculum vitae.

  • A copy of his curriculum vitae and publication list is included as Supplemental Information.

Synonyms

resume
vscurriculum vitae
  • US
233 3.9

A short written summary of your education, skills, and work experience

gives a fuller more detailed record of education and qualifications
CV
vscurriculum vitae
  • UK
13 3.4

A written summary of your education, skills, and past jobs

is the full formal phrase rather than the abbreviated form
vita
vscurriculum vitae
  • Formal
1 7.3

A short written summary of a person's education, work, and achievements

focuses more on education and job history for applications

How Detailed

portfolio
54 4.4
curriculum vitae
3 4.2
resume
  • US
233 3.9

Surface Forms

curriculum vitae singular
curricula vitae plural

Morphology

curriculum + vitae

The components have a partial, etymological link: 'curriculum' (course) + Latin 'vitae' (of life) yields a notion like 'course of life', which can hint at a biographical summary. However, 'vitae' is a Latin form not known to most B1 learners and the phrase functions as a fixed formal loanword meaning 'CV', so the connection is only partially transparent and not fully predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

The noun curriculum vitae comes from the Latin words curriculum, meaning 'course', and vitae, meaning 'of life', so it originally meant 'course of life'. Think of it as a list that runs through your education, skills and jobs, and that's why the phrase now names the document people send with job applications.