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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•va1 /ˈvivə, -vɑ/USA pronunciation interj. - Foreign Terms(used as an exclamation of approval) Long live (the person or thing named):Viva freedom!
See -viv-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•va1 (vē′və; It. vē′vä;
Sp. bē′vä),USA pronunciation interj. - Foreign Terms[Italian, Spanish.](an exclamation of acclaim or approval):Viva Zapata!
n. - Foreign Termsa shout of "viva.''
- 1665–75; literally: may (he) live! 3rd pers. singular present subjunctive of Italian vivere, Spanish vivir Latin vīvere to live; see vital
- British Terms, Education(in British and European universities) an oral examination;
viva voce.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: viva /ˈviːvə/ interj - long live; up with (a specified person or thing)
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian, literally: may (he) live! from vivere to live, from Latin vīvere viva /ˈvaɪvə/ Brit n - an oral examination
vb ( -vas, -vaing, -vaed)(transitive)- to examine orally
Etymology: shortened from viva voce |