Definition of
Viva
- (noun, communication) an examination conducted by spoken communication
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Synonyms of Viva
Alternate forms of Viva
Hypernyms: exam, examination, test
Origin of the word 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). more
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