cover letter

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cover letter

noun cover letters · covering letter

  1. A letter or written communication that serves to introduce an accompanying document; especially, a letter that introduces a résumé or curriculum vitae.

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noun letter to introduce a document

Españolcarta de presentación
한국어자기소개서 jagisogaeseo
日本語志望書 shibōsho
中文附信 fùxìn, 附函 fùhán, 求職信 /求职信 qiúzhíxìn
Françaislettre de motivation
DeutschAnschreiben
Italianolettera di presentazione
Русскийсопроводи́тельное письмо́ soprovodítelʹnoje pisʹmó
עבריתמכתב מקדים mikhtáv makdím

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@misc{cover_letter_2026,
  title = {cover letter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cover%20letter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}