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resume
re·sume / riˈzoōm/ • v. [tr.] begin to do or pursue (something) again after a pause or interruption: a day later normal service was resumed. ∎ [intr.] begin to be done, pursued, or used again after a pause or interruption: hostilities had ceased and normal life had resumed. ∎ [intr.] begin speaking again after a pause or interruption: he sipped at the glass of water on the lectern and then resumed | [with direct speech] “As for Joe,” the major resumed, “I can't promise anything.” ∎ take, pick up, or put on again; return to the use of: the judge resumed his seat. • n. variant spelling of résumé. DERIVATIVES: re·sum·a·ble adj. re·sump·tion / riˈzəmpshən/ n. |
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"resume." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "resume." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-resume.html "resume." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-resume.html |
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résumé
ré·su·mé / ˈrezəˌmā ˌrezəˈmā/ (also re·su·mé or re·su·me) • n. 1. a curriculum vitae. 2. a summary: I gave him a quick résumé of events. |
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"résumé." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "résumé." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-resume005.html "résumé." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-resume005.html |
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resume
resume XV. — (O)F. résumer or L. resūmere, f. RE- + sūmere take.
So resumption XV. — (O)F. or late L. résumé XIX. — F., sb. use of pp. of résumer. |
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T. F. HOAD. "resume." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "resume." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-resume.html T. F. HOAD. "resume." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-resume.html |
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résumé •gamay
•lamé, Niamey
•Aimée • animé • consommé • Lomé
•résumé, resume
•gourmet • entremets
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"résumé." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "résumé." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rsum.html "résumé." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rsum.html |
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resume •gamay
•lamé, Niamey
•Aimée • animé • consommé • Lomé
•résumé, resume
•gourmet • entremets
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•newsroom
•gunroom, sunroom
•mushroom • common room
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•legume • volume • costume
•Leverhulme
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"resume." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "resume." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-resume.html "resume." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-resume.html |
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