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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A letter sent with other documents, especially a resume or curriculum vitae, as an introduction or a summary.
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- noun A
letter or written communication that serves tointroduce an accompanyingdocument ; especially, a letter that introduces arésumé orcurriculum vitae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
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