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   vi·va vo·ce

   /ˌvēvə ˈvōCHā/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of an examination) oral rather than written: "a viva voce examination"

   adverb

   • 1. orally rather than in writing: "we had better discuss this viva voce"

   noun

   • 1. an oral examination, typically for an academic qualification: British "candidates may be called for a viva voce"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from medieval Latin, literally ‘with the living voice’.

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