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viva voce

[vahy-vuh voh-see, vee-vuh]
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adverb

by word of mouth; orally.

noun

Also viva. (in British and European universities) the oral part of an examination.

RELATED WORDS

articulate, verbal, operatic, choral, personally, sonant, vocal, lingual, said, uttered, voiced, mentioned, expressed, communicated, told, singing, lyric, oral, vowel, sung

Nearby words

  1. vituperative,
  2. vitus,
  3. vitória,
  4. vitória de conquista,
  5. viva,
  6. vivace,
  7. vivacious,
  8. vivaciously,
  9. vivacity,
  10. vivaldi

Origin of viva voce

1555–65; < Medieval Latin vīvā vōce with living voice, Latin, ablative of vīva vōx
Related formsvi·va-vo·ce, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for viva voce

viva voce

adverb, adjective

by word of mouth

noun, verb

the full form of viva 2

Word Origin for viva voce

C16: from Medieval Latin, literally: with living voice
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Word Origin and History for viva voce

viva voce

also viva-voce, "by word of mouth," 1580s, Latin, literally "living-voice," ablative of viva vox.

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