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CV

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Abbreviation.

* (anime, Japanimation): From Japanese CV (CV), from English character+voice

* (aircraft carrier): Initialism of cruiser (“croiseur”) + French voler (“to fly”).

noun CVs · C.V. · C. V.

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of curriculum vitae
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of combat vehicle
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of construction vessel
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of container vessel; a container ship
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of commercial vehicle
  6. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of cellevision
  7. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of catalog value
  8. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of character's voice (“voice actor”).
  9. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of cardinal vowel
  10. US, countable, uncountable aircraft carrier (“Cruiser Voler”), a diesel-powered warship launching and landing heavier than air flying vehicles (a nuclear-powered one is a CVN)
  11. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of cataclysmic variable
  12. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of countervailing
  13. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of cross-validation
  14. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of coronavirus
  15. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of cytolytic vaginosis
  16. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of conduction velocity
  17. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of constant velocity
  18. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of CV joint
  19. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of computer vision
  20. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of cock vore

proper noun C.V. · C. V.

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Carmel Valley, a city in San Diego county, immediately inland from Del Mar.

adjective C.V. · C. V.

  1. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of cardiovascular CV disease; CV risk
  2. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of costovertebral CV angle

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: loi, civ, steer, scid, leier, résumé, resume, vita, biodata, biography, bio, dossier, profile, portfolio, credentials, qualifications

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noun curriculum vitae

Españolcv
FrançaisCV
ΕλληνικάΒΣ

noun aircraft carrier

FrançaisPA

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MLA

"CV." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cv. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

CV. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cv

Chicago

"CV." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cv.

BibTeX
@misc{cv_2026,
  title = {CV},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cv},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}