DictionaryRoot: vita
Latin

vita

life

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Adult hands hold a curriculum vitae sheet with small portrait circle and neatly organized abstract line marks, no readable words or headings.
noun

vita

VEE-tuh/ˈviːtə/

A brief written account of a person's background and qualifications.

Etymology

Latin vita, “life,” came to name a biography—an account of someone’s life. In this sense, that account is condensed around the person’s background and qualifications.

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