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vi⋅va

1  [vee-vuh; It. vee-vah; Sp. bee-vah]
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–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
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vi⋅va

2  [vahy-vuh]
–noun
(in British and European universities) an oral examination; viva voce.
Origin:
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

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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Word Origin & History

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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: vi·va vo·ce
Pronunciation: "vI-v&-'vO-sE, "vE-v&-'vO-"chA
Function: adv or adj
Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, by living voice
: through speech : by word of mouth viva voce>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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