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resume

/ɹɪˈzjuːm/ noun

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In Latin: repetō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about resume at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Short descriptive summary (of events).
  2. A summary of your academic and work history.

verb

  1. Take up or begin anew.
    We resumed the negotiations
  2. Return to a previous location or condition.
    The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it
  3. Assume anew.
    resume a title

Origin

From Anglo-Norman resumer, Middle French resumer, from Latin resumere, from re- + sumere (“to take”).

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