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résumé

/ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/ UK
/ɹɪˈzjuː.meɪ/ UK
/ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/ US

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Borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume.

noun résumés

alternative Alternative spelling of resume (“a summary, especially of employment history”). On one occasion Mrs. Val Gwepton, who was not blessed with the most reposeful of temperaments, fairly let herself go, and gave Mrs. Pentherby a vivid and truthful résumé of her opinion of her.

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"résumé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

résumé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9

Chicago

"résumé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9.

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@misc{re_sume_2026,
  title = {résumé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}