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vi⋅va
1
[vee-vuh; It. vee-vah; Sp. bee-vah] 
–interjection
| 1. | Italian, Spanish. (an exclamation of acclaim or approval): Viva Zapata! |
–noun
| 2. | a shout of “viva.” |
Origin:
1665–75; lit.: may (he) live! 3rd pers. sing. pres. subj. of It vivere, Sp vivir ≪ L vīvere to live; see vital
1665–75; lit.: may (he) live! 3rd pers. sing. pres. subj. of It vivere, Sp vivir ≪ L vīvere to live; see vital
vi⋅va
2 [vahy-vuh] –noun
| (in British and European universities) an oral examination; viva voce. |
Origin:
1890–95; shortened form
1890–95; shortened form
vi⋅va vo⋅ce
[vahy-vuh voh-see, vee-vuh] –noun
| 1. | by word of mouth; orally. |
| 2. | Also, viva. (in British and European universities) the oral part of an examination. |
Origin:
1555–65; < ML vīvā vōce with living voice, L, abl. of vīva vōx
1555–65; < ML vīvā vōce with living voice, L, abl. of vīva vōx
Related forms:
viva-voce, adjective
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| vi·va (vē'və, -vä') interj. Used to express acclamation, salute, or applause. [Italian and Spanish, (long) live, both from Latin vīvat, third person sing. present subjunctive of vīvere, to live; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Viva
Vi"va\, interj. [It.] Lit., (long) live; -- an exclamation expressing good will, well wishing, etc. -- n. The word viva, or a shout or sound made in uttering it. A wilder burst of "vivas". --R. H. Davis.
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Language Translation for : viva
Spanish:
viva, hurra,
German:
das Hurra,
Japanese:
かっさい
viva
1644, from It. viva "(long) live, may he (or she) live," third person singular present subjunctive of vivere "to live," from L. vivere "to live." Probably reborrowed (1836) from Sp. viva, from vivir "to live," from L. vivere (see vital). Sometimes also in L. form vivat (1663).
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