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resume

1. re.sume \ri-'zu:m\ vb [ME resumen, fr. MF or L; MF resumer, fr. L 
   resumere, fr. ]re- + sumere to take up, take - more at CONSUME 1: to assume 
   or take again : REOCCUPY  2: to return to or begin again after interruption 
    3: to take back to oneself  4: to pick up again  5: REITERATE, SUMMARIZE  
   : RECOMMENCE 
2. resu.me. or re.su.me \'rez-*-ma-, .rez-*-'\ n [F re`sume`, fr. pp. of 
   re`sumer to resume, summarize] : a summing up : SUMMARY; specif : a short 
   account of one' s career and qualifications prepared typically by an 
   applicant for a position