viva+voce

  • 11viva voce — I. adverb Etymology: Medieval Latin, with the living voice Date: 1563 by word of mouth ; orally II. adjective Date: 1654 expressed or conducted by word of mouth ; oral III. noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 12viva voce — /vaɪvə ˈvoʊtʃeɪ / (say vuyvuh vohchay) adverb 1. by word of mouth; orally. –noun Also, viva. 2. an examination where questions are asked and answered orally rather than by a written paper. {Medieval Latin: literally, with the living voice} –viva… …

  • 13viva voce — The living voice. Word of mouth. Characterizing the testimony of a witness given in person, rather than by deposition or transcript of testimony given in former trial. See voting viva voce …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 14viva voce — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. oral. adv. orally. n. an oral examination for an academic qualification. v.tr. (viva voce) ( vocees, voceed, voceing) examine orally. Etymology: med.L, = with the living voice …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15viva-voce — adjective expressed orally a viva voce report the film had good word of mouth publicity • Syn: ↑word of mouth • Similar to: ↑spoken …

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  • 16Viva Voce (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Viva Voce Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States Genre = Indie rock Years active = 1998–present Label = Cadence Asthmatic Kitty Minty Fresh …

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  • 17viva voce — viv|a voc|e [ˌvaıvə ˈvəutʃi, ˈvəusi US ˌvaıvə ˈvousi, ˌvi:və ˈvoutʃeı] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: with the living voice ] BrE formal a ↑viva 1 …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18viva voce — noun (C) BrE formal a viva 1 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19viva voce —    by word of mouth ; oral(ly); n. oral examination (abbr. viva) …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 20viva voce — 1. adjective By word of mouth. 2. adverb By word of mouth. 3. noun An oral examination …

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