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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: , past participle of résumer; RESUME

resume

2 noun
     
Related topics: Employment, Education
re‧su‧me2 , résumé [countable]
1 a short account of something such as an article or speech which gives the main points but no details [= summary]:
a brief résumé of the day's events
2 American EnglishBESE a short written account of your education and your previous jobs that you send to an employer when you are looking for a new job [= CV British English]
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