Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express acclamation, salute, or applause.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An Italian exclamation corresponding to the French vive, ‘long live.’ Often used substantively: as, the vivas of the crowd.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- interjection Lit., (long) live; -- an exclamation expressing good will, well wishing, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection
Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support). - verb transitive, intransitive, dated To
cheer orapplaud . - noun An
oral examination, typically for an academic qualification. - verb transitive To subject to an examination of this kind.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an examination conducted by spoken communication
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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It ain't perfect, but its getting there. viva aka python for ever: brilliant. now the db is sqlite. still not the format i had dreamed of though.
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XavierHaruhist: ty! works great however it only searches for one word, so what if i want like a song name that is 3 words- let's say i type in "search viva la vida" it'll open up everything with the search query of only "viva" , how can i make it to search all i type?
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The packed court erupted in cries of "viva" as Mofokeng supporters rejoiced after the magistrate announced his verdict.
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However, the somewhat sullen crowd, who had just had their electricity cut by the local council, was won over by Sexwale, whose speech had them laughing and shouting "viva".
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However, the somewhat sullen crowd, who had just had their electricity cut by the local council, was won over by Sexwale, whose speech had them laughing and shouting "viva".
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When he climbed on one of the machines afterwards, the workers applauded joyfully and many shouted "viva".
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ANC MPs and Senators cheered and shouted "viva" as Speaker Dr
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Khayelitsha Sister Monica Siyolo, who read out the memorandum, was greeted with shouts of "viva" when she described the five per cent increase offered to nurses as an insult.
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White farmers and their labour force have gathered in community halls or, in this case a huge potato packing shed, and much "viva" and "long Live" calls were directed at the NP and the person of the
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Anyone shouting "viva" a few years ago was likely to become the object of intense Security Police scrutiny.
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