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viva voce

/ˈvaɪvə ˈvoʊt͡ʃɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
vi-va voce
IPA
/ˈvaɪvə ˈvoʊt͡ʃɪ/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Done by word of mouth.

adv

By word of mouth.

noun

An oral examination.

Etymology

From Latin vīvā (“living”) and vōce (“voice”) (ablative of vōx).

Inflected Forms

vivâ voce (alternative)

Synonyms

by word of mouth oral oral exam oral examination viva

Questions

How do you pronounce viva voce?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪvə ˈvoʊt͡ʃɪ/.
What does viva voce mean?
Done by word of mouth.
Where does viva voce come from?
From Latin vīvā (“living”) and vōce (“voice”) (ablative of vōx).

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