Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- interj. Used to express acclamation, salute, or applause.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- An Italian exclamation corresponding to the French vive, ‘long live.’ Often used substantively: as, the vivas of the crowd.
Wiktionary
- interj. Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).
- v. transitive, intransitive, dated To cheer or applaud.
- n. An oral examination, typically for an academic qualification.
- v. transitive To subject to an examination of this kind.
GNU Webster's 1913
- interj. Lit., (long) live; -- an exclamation expressing good will, well wishing, etc.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an examination conducted by spoken communication
Etymologies
- Shortened from viva voce, Latin for “live voice” (Wiktionary)
- Italian and Spanish, (long) live, both from Latin vīvat, third person sing. present subjunctive of vīvere, to live. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
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“However, the somewhat sullen crowd, who had just had their electricity cut by the local council, was won over by Sexwale, whose speech had them laughing and shouting "viva".”
“The packed court erupted in cries of "viva" as Mofokeng supporters rejoiced after the magistrate announced his verdict.”
“When he climbed on one of the machines afterwards, the workers applauded joyfully and many shouted "viva".”
“Khayelitsha Sister Monica Siyolo, who read out the memorandum, was greeted with shouts of "viva" when she described the five per cent increase offered to nurses as an insult.”
“ANC MPs and Senators cheered and shouted "viva" as Speaker Dr”
“White farmers and their labour force have gathered in community halls or, in this case a huge potato packing shed, and much "viva" and "long Live" calls were directed at the NP and the person of the”
“Anyone shouting "viva" a few years ago was likely to become the object of intense Security Police scrutiny.”
“Faith Gasa, announced at 11. 26am that "that concludes the business for the day", a number of Members applauded and shouted "viva".”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘viva’.
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salutes
hail, greet, toast, gesture, saluter, doff, gratulate, acclaim, halse, panegyric, salue, salve and 45 more...
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Lively Words
quick, quicksilver, cwic, quitch grass, cwice, vivify, viviparous, viper, weever, wyvern, viand, victual and 148 more...
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mango22's Words
avalanche, apple, arrividerci, awry, adamant, asunder, barter, beloved, calm, cataclysmic, catastrophe, coat and 143 more...
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justin's Words
braii, boerewors, lekker, viva, pap, lipodystrophy, lacticacidosis, sharp, chakalaka, defaulter, eish, oof and 256 more...
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conceptwriter's Words
sloth, jackass, dickhead, technostalgic, futuristic, enigma, impact, addict, nasty, premium, extraordinaire, yearning and 262 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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words that sound cool
avalanche, awry, adamant, asunder, barter, cataclysmic, catastrophe, cavity, country, churn, church, dabble and 63 more...
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cheerful-sounding words
apple, arrividerci, delightful, goose, jazz, loose, moon, opal, noon, plump, swivel, sugar and 4 more...
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trillie's Words
weirdo, lapdog, artichoke, kickstart, nerd, misguide, indifference, viva, myth, seeker, itch, flipside and 38 more...
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