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resume

a document summarizing a person's education, experience, and qualifications

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Where does the word "resume" come from? It comes from French resumer, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).

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Where does the word "resume" come from? It comes from French resumer, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).

Resume’s story begins in French: resumer meant “to sum up.” From Latin 'resumere', to take up again. It reached English by 1800s as resume. American English uses 'résumé' where British English says 'CV'. Today, resume means a document summarizing a person's education, experience, and qualifications.

  1. Stage 1 · French · medieval resumer "to sum up", from Latin 'resumere', to take up again.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1800s resume "a summarized document of one's qualifications and experience", American English uses 'résumé' where British English says 'CV'.

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