Vive

2 definitions found

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

  Vive \Vive\ (v[=e]v). [F., imperative sing. pres. fr. vivre to
     live, L. vivere.]
     Long live, that is, success to; as, vive le roi, long live
     the king; vive la bagatelle, success to trifles or sport.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vive \Vive\ (v[imac]v), a. [L. vivus: cf. F. vif. See {Vivid}.]
     Lively; animated; forcible. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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