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vi⋅va⋅ce

  [vi-vah-chey; It. vee-vah-che]
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–adverb, adjective
(a musical direction) vivacious; lively.
Origin:
1675–85; < It < L vīvāc-, s. of vīvāx, long-lived, lively; see vivacity
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vi·va·ce   (vē-vä'chā)   
adv.   & adj. Music
In a lively or vivacious manner. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Italian, from Latin vīvāx, vīvāc-, vivacious; see vivacious.]
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