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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Resume \Re*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resumed};p. pr & vb n. {Resuming}.] [L. resumere resumptum pref. re- re- + sumere to take: cf F. r['e]sumer. See {Assume}, {Redeem}.] 1. To take back The sun, like this from which our sight we have Gazed on too long, resumes the light he gave --Denham. Perhaps God will resume the blessing he has bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To enter upon or take up again Reason resumed her place and Passion fled. --Dryden. 3. To begin again to recommence, as something which has been interrupted; as to resume an argument or discourse. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Resum'e \Re`su"m['e]"\, n. [F. See {Resume}.] A summing up a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation. The exellent little r['e]sum['e] thereof in Dr Landsborough's book. --C. Kingsley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: resume n 1: short descriptive summary (of events) [syn: {sketch}, {survey}] 2: a summary of your academic and work history [syn: {curriculum vitae}] v 1: take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations" [syn: {restart}] 2: return to a previous location or condition: "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it" [syn: {take up}] 3: assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties" 4: give a summary (of); "he summed up his results" [syn: {sum up}, {summarize}]
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