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.

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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Related Words for viva voce

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

Examples from the Web for viva voce

Historical Examples of viva voce

And it is all in document, as well as viva-voce (this means 'gossip,' dear).
The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper
Martin Farquhar Tupper

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

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