vita
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈviːtə/
- Formal
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vita
- No way I could plug the big hole in my vita: "specialist training in rhetoric and composition."
Examples
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Furthermore, some information was available only from those who met the position criteria and included a vita (n=54).
Academic text (1997) -
Several days ago, I looked on the web for info about Silvia Gonzalez and found her vita.
Academic text (2006) -
Have you received my letter of application, vita, concert programs, and letters of recommendation?
Academic text (1991) -
Yet only one short vita survives.51
Academic text (2018) -
Thomas begins his vita with three introductory paragraphs that highlight his reliance on witnesses.
Academic text (2007) -
In December, a woman introduced herself with a vita, writing "BS '80, MBA '84, TBI '87 (Traumatic Brain Injury).
Fiction book (1991) -
When applying for the job, she submitted her vita, detailing her education and work experience.
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The professor reviewed his students' vita before deciding who to invite for interviews.
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Her impressive vita included numerous publications and awards in her field.
Synonyms
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3.9
A short written summary of your education, skills, and work experience
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4.1
A short written account of a person's life and work
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3.4
A written summary of your education, skills, and past jobs
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4.2
A written list of your education, skills, and work experience that people often send with a job application
Short written notes about people for websites or programs
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vita comes from the Latin word vita meaning 'life' and is a short form of curriculum vitae, which literally means 'course of life'. So a vita is a short written record of a person's life and work, and you can remember the root in words like vital and vitamin, which are both about 'life'.