Viva Definition

vēvə, -vä
interjection
Used to express acclamation, salute, or applause.
American Heritage
Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).
Wiktionary
verb
Long live (someone or something specified)!
Webster's New World

(intransitive, dated) To cheer or applaud.

Wiktionary
To subject to an examination of this kind.
Wiktionary
noun
A university examination with spoken questions and answers; oral examination.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
A region of Manhattanville, Harlem, New York City.
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Origin of Viva

  • Italian Spanish (long) live both from Latin vīvat third person sing. present subjunctive of vīvere to live gwei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Shortened from viva voce, Latin for “live voice"

    From Wiktionary

  • Abbreviation of Viaduct Valley

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian

    From Wiktionary

Viva Sentence Examples

  • The most singular, and probably the loftiest, lake in the Alps is the ever-frozen tarn that forms the summit of the Roccia Viva (11,976 ft.) in the Eastern Graians.

  • Fortunately, Anneka is also a committed vegetarian, ardent Viva!

  • All students will be required to attend a viva during the second semester.

  • This is called the actual energy of the motion of the bbdy, and is half the quantity which in some treatises is called vis viva.

  • There was a flag on every house, crackers going off, drums beating, singing and crying " Viva Pacheco " .

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Words Starting With

VVIVIV

Words Ending With

AVAIVA

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Words Starting With V and Ending With A

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With V4 Letter Words Ending With A