viva
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈvaɪvə/
- UK
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defensa oral
- As well as being a chronicler of external historia viva and consultant on the commercial development of Madrid, he is, within the prosperous bourgeois business world, a conspicuous case of one who did not make it.
Examples
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Milner offered me retrospective purchase on my thesis—an understanding that had eluded me in the months after the viva.
Academic text (2014) -
The good news is that I finished the thesis, engaging well in a robust and collegial viva.
Academic text (2014) -
And then you got every entertainment outlet running with her call to arms, her viva la revolution.
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... look up the vis viva equation.
Blog text (18) -
But, as Smith (2012) says, the post-viva period can also be challenging, involving loss of identity and focus side by side with a sense of achievement.
Academic text (2014) -
My absence has not been entirely due to indolence; in the past half-year, I've finished my first chapter and transfer report, had my transfer viva, and have been to a number of conferences. More details on the interesting bits will be forthcoming in a series of catch-up posts.
Blog text (29) -
That molecule is really in orbit (high eccentricity squashed orbit) during its short excursion, so yes, the vis viva equation (conservation of energy) exactly applies here, and yes, no work is performed.
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That molecule is really in orbit (high eccentricity squashed orbit) during its short excursion, so yes, the vis viva equation (conservation of energy) exactly applies here, and yes, no work is performed.
Blog text (18) -
After weeks of preparation, Sarah was nervous but ready for her viva on her research project.
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During the viva, the panel asked challenging questions about my thesis findings.
Synonyms
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2.9
Formal questioning of a person in an official or academic setting
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4.4
A spoken exam where you must answer aloud
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3.5
A test where students answer questions by speaking
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3.7
An exam where you answer spoken questions to show what you know
An exam taken by speaking at school or university
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Viva is short for the Latin phrase viva voce, which means 'with the living voice'. Think of the English word voice — a viva is an exam 'by voice', so it is a spoken, oral test.