Viva Voce Definition

vīvə vōsē, vēvə
adjective

By word of mouth.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adverb
By word of mouth; orally.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • by word of mouth
noun

An oral examination.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • viva
  • oral examination
  • oral exam
  • oral

Origin of Viva Voce

  • Medieval Latin vīvā vōce with the living voice Latin vīvā feminine ablative sing. of vīvus living Latin vōce ablative of vōx voice

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

  • From Latin vÄ«vā (“living") and vōce (“voice") (ablative of vōx).

    From Wiktionary

Viva Voce Sentence Examples

  • A brief viva voce test may form part of the assessment.

  • He then introduced the practice of following the lecture with a viva voce examination on what had been delivered.

  • The supreme court consists of a chief justice and three associates, elected by a joint viva voce vote of the General Assembly for a term of eight years.

  • Members of the Law Society's Planning Panel can apply for Legal Associateship subject to passing a viva voce examination.

  • Any such subterfuge would be immediately apparent in a viva voce examination, much to the embarrassment of the student concerned.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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