Meaning & use
vitae
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Meaning
nouncountableformal
a written summary of your education, jobs, and skills, used especially when applying for academic or professional positions
Grammar: Often used in the fixed phrase curriculum vitae; the plural can be curricula vitae or curriculum vitaes.
Patterns
- a curriculum vitae
- send your curriculum vitae
- update your curriculum vitae
Please attach your curriculum vitae to the application form.
She updated her curriculum vitae before applying for the research post.
The professor's curriculum vitae lists more than fifty publications.
Word forms
| plural | vitae |
|---|---|
| plural | vitas |
Common combinations
- curriculum vitae
- His curriculum vitae shows ten years of teaching experience.
- academic curriculum vitae
- An academic curriculum vitae includes conference talks and grants.
- submit a curriculum vitae
- Candidates must submit a curriculum vitae by Friday.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- vita noun
- a brief account of a person's life; also the Latin word for life
Commonly confused: vitae or vita?
vitae vs vita
Vita is the singular Latin noun meaning life or a short biography; vitae is its genitive form used in curriculum vitae.
Practice
What is the usual meaning of 'vitae' in the phrase 'curriculum vitae'?
Choose one answer.
Curriculum vitae means a summary of your education and work history. The other options describe different documents or ideas.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “vitae”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.