Meanings
nouncurriculum vitae (plural curricula vitae or (hypercorrect) curricula vitarum)
plural curricula vitae · hypercorrect plural curricula vitarum · alternative curriculum vitæ
- USA detailed written account of one's education and experience used to seek positions in academic or educational environments, typically including academic credentials, publications, courses taught, etc.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.
nounA detailed written account of one's education and experience used to seek positions in academic or educational environments, typically including academic credentials, publications, courses taught, etc.
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Origin
- Latincurriculum“course”
- Englishcurriculum vitae
From Latin curriculum (“course”) + vītae, genitive of vīta (“life”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans curriculum vitae
- curriculum vitaewritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Arabic سِيرَة ذَاتِيَّة
- سِيرَة ذَاتِيَّة (sīra ḏātiyya)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Bulgarian автобиогра́фия, резюме́
- автобиогра́фия (avtobiográfija)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- резюме́ (rezjumé)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Catalan currículum
- currículumwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Chinese Mandarin 簡歷 /简历, 履歷表 /履历表
- 簡歷 /简历 (jiǎnlì)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- 履歷表 /履历表 (lǚlìbiǎo)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- 履歷 /履历 (lǚlì)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- 履歷書 /履历书 (lǚlìshū)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Czech životopis, resumé
- životopiswritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- resuméwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Dutch curriculum vitae, cv
- curriculum vitaewritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- cvwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- levensloopwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Esperanto kariertabelo
- kariertabelowritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Estonian elulookirjeldus, resümee
- elulookirjelduswritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- resümeewritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Finnish ansioluettelo
- ansioluettelowritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
French curriculum vitæ, CV
- curriculum vitæwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- CVwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
German Lebenslauf, CV
- Lebenslaufwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- CVwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- Résuméwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Greek βιογραφικό σημείωμα
- βιογραφικό σημείωμα (viografikó simeíoma)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Hebrew קוֹרוֹת חַיִּים
- קוֹרוֹת חַיִּים (korót khayím)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Hindi स्ववृत्त
- स्ववृत्त (svavŕtt)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Hungarian önéletrajz
- önéletrajzwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Icelandic ferilskrá
- ferilskráwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Italian curriculum vitae
- curriculum vitaewritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Japanese 履歴書
- 履歴書 (rirekisho)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Korean 이력서, 리력서
- 이력서 (iryeokseo)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- 리력서 (riryeokseo)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Latvian rezumē
- rezumēwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Lithuanian mokymo planas
- mokymo planaswritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Māori tātai pūmanawa
- tātai pūmanawawritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Polish cefałka, curriculum vitae
- cefałkawritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- curriculum vitaewritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- CVwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- życioryswritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Portuguese curriculum vitae, currículo
- curriculum vitaewritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- currículowritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Russian резюме́, кра́ткая биогра́фия
- резюме́ (rezjumɛ́)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- кра́ткая биогра́фия (krátkaja biográfija)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- автобиогра́фия (avtobiográfija)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Slovak životopis, rezumé
- životopiswritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- rezuméwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Spanish currículum vítae, currículum
- currículum vítaewritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- currículumwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- currículowritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- resumen laboralwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- historial experiencialwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- hoja de vidawritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- expediente cualificantewritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Swahili wasifu kazi
- wasifu kaziwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Swedish CV
- CVwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Thai ประวัติย่อ
- ประวัติย่อ (bprà-wàt-yɔ̂ɔ)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Turkish öz geçmiş, özgeçmiş
- öz geçmişwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- özgeçmişwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Ukrainian резюме́
- резюме́ (rezjumé)written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Vietnamese lí lịch, lý lịch
- lí lịchwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- lý lịchwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
- hồ sơ ứng tuyểnwritten account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.
Cite this entry
APA
curriculum vitae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curriculum%20vitae
MLA
“curriculum vitae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curriculum%20vitae. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curriculum vitae,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curriculum%20vitae.
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