viva
1Italian, Spanish. (an exclamation of acclaim or approval):Viva Zapata!
a shout of “viva.”
Origin of viva
1Words Nearby viva
Other definitions for viva (2 of 2)
(in British and European universities) an oral examination; viva voce.
Origin of viva
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How to use viva in a sentence
The inmates of FX consider viva to be effete, soft and unserious.
viva, for their part, consider FXers to be poor and fanatical.
Conditions at the neighboring camp—back to Colditz again—are the subject of lively dinner-table speculation at both FX and viva.
It will also be the first video Corbijn has directed since 2008, when he made “viva la Vida” with Coldplay.
Exclusive: Arcade Fire to Debut New Music Video for ‘Reflektor’ on Monday | Andrew Romano | September 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTRevelers took to the streets in the national capital to chant “viva el Papa!”
He believed in the value of viva voce discussion, and discouraged all unnecessary inter-departmental correspondence.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowHere, too, elections were held viva voce under the beeches, at the foot of the wooded spur now known as Imboden Hill.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.When all had refreshed themselves with a glass of that strengthening cordial, a unanimous and solemn cry of "viva l'Italia!"
Rule of the Monk | Giuseppe GaribaldiThe controversy of the vis viva was what was the proper definition of the measure of force.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillIn the debate of the vis viva, it was assumed that in the mutual action of bodies the whole effect of the force is unchanged.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart Mill
British Dictionary definitions for viva (1 of 2)
/ (ˈviːvə) /
long live; up with (a specified person or thing)
Origin of viva
1British Dictionary definitions for viva (2 of 2)
/ (ˈvaɪvə) British /
an oral examination
to examine orally
Origin of viva
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