Viva

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Viva \Vi"va\, interj. [It.]
     Lit., (long) live; -- an exclamation expressing good will,
     well wishing, etc. -- n. The word viva, or a shout or sound
     made in uttering it.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


           A wilder burst of "vivas".               --R. H. Davis.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  viva
       n : an examination conducted by word of mouth [syn: {oral}, {oral
           exam}, {oral examination}, {viva voce}]