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vita

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. vita (noun)
  2. aqua vitae (noun)
  3. bastard lignum vitae (noun)
  4. curriculum vitae (noun)
  5. lignum vitae (noun)
  6. taedium vitae (noun)
  7. integer vitae scelerisque purus (foreign term)

vi·ta

noun \ˈvē-tə, ˈvī-tə\
plural vi·tae\ˈvē-ˌtī, -tē\

Definition of VITA

1
: a brief biographical sketch
2
: curriculum vitae
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Origin of VITA

Latin, literally, life
First Known Use: 1939

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

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