viva voce examination
1Viva voce — or viva voce can refer to:* The band Viva Voce * For the defense of a scholarly thesis or dissertation by word of mouth, a viva voce examination ( viva voce is Latin for by live voice ) * For spoken evidence (viva voce), see Evidence (law) * Viva …
2viva voce — viva voce, adj. /vuy veuh voh see, vee veuh/ 1. by word of mouth; orally. 2. Also, viva. (in British and European universities) the oral part of an examination. [1555 65; < ML viva voce with living voice, L, abl. of viva vox] * * * …
3viva voce — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (especially of an examination) oral rather than written. ► NOUN Brit. full form of VIVA(Cf. ↑viva). ORIGIN Latin, with the living voice …
4viva voce — meaning ‘an oral examination’, is pronounced viy vǝ voh chi. It is usually shortened to viva (plural vivas) and this is also used as a verb (with inflected forms vivaes, vivaed, vivaing) …
5viva voce — UK [ˌvaɪvə ˈvəʊtʃɪ] / US [ˌvɪvə ˈvoʊtˌʃeɪ] / US [ˌvaɪvə ˈvoʊsɪ] noun [countable] Word forms viva voce : singular viva voce plural viva voces British an oral examination, especially at a university, in which a student answers questions in an… …
6viva 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 …
7viva 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… …
8viva 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 …
9viva voce — by word of mouth ; oral(ly); n. oral examination (abbr. viva) …
10viva voce — vi|va vo|ce [ ,vivə vout,ʃeı, ,vaıvə vousi ] noun count BRITISH an ORAL (=spoken) examination, especially at a university, in which a student answers questions in an interview with the EXAMINER (=the person in charge of the examination) …
