viva voce

adjective

Definition of viva vocenext
as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing the students are required to write two papers and take a viva voce examination

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  1. oral
  2. verbal
Adjective
  • Novo has used its months-long lead in the oral weight-loss space to position Wegovy pill in the market as the most effective oral option for losing weight.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Court’s oral arguments have precise protocols, but none of them governed where a President should sit in the courtroom, because no President had ever done such a thing.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of oral
Adjective
  • The device’s user manual also warns it should not be used in response to verbal defiance, or for punishment, torture or horseplay.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Their verbal volley is interrupted as each of them frantically googles quotes and facts on everything from the Zionist leader Jabotinsky to the American actor Jordan Peele.
    — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of verbal
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“Viva voce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viva%20voce. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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