Synonyms for viva voce

Grammar : Adj, adv, noun

Spell : vahy-vuh voh-see, vee-vuh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvaɪ və ˈvoʊ si, ˈvi və

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Définition of viva voce

Origin : also viva-voce, "by word of mouth," 1580s, Latin, literally "living-voice," ablative of viva vox.

As in oral : adj spoken
As in spoken : adj by word of mouth
As in vocal : adj spoken
As in sonant : adj vocal
As in orally : adv verbally
As in word of mouth : noun oral communication

Example sentences :

I will tell you, viva voce, why we ought not to write to these French bishops.
Extract from : « Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4) » by Jules Bonnet

All this history of her interior life she told me viva voce when we met.
Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 » by Various

To-morrow we are going to have a viva voce composition: Our Holidays.
Extract from : « A Young Girl's Diary » by An Anonymous Young Girl

All elections by the people shall be by ballot, and all by the General Assembly shall be viva voce.
Extract from : « Constitution of the State of North Carolina and Copy of the Act of the General Assembly Entitled An Act to Amend the Constitution of the State of North Carolina » by North Carolina

I felt as one who is about to be examined, viva voce, on the very subject in which he is shakiest.
Extract from : « Seven Men » by Max Beerbohm

The clerk makes a list of the names of voters, and when the election is viva voce he records the votes.
Extract from : « Elements of Civil Government » by Alexander L. Peterman

Just as he was dozing off, he remembered that his Viva Voce at Oxford was due some time this week.
Extract from : « Sinister Street, vol. 2 » by Compton Mackenzie

It required too much "book larnin," and in 1829 the viva voce method of voting was restored.
Extract from : « McClure's Magazine December, 1895 » by Edited by Ida M. Tarbell

In the early days in Illinois, elections were conducted by the viva voce method.
Extract from : « McClure's Magazine December, 1895 » by Edited by Ida M. Tarbell

The power of the viva voce, personal opinion is apt to be underestimated.
Extract from : « Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912 » by Various

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