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viva

[ vee-vuh; Italian, Spanish vee-vah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

Italian, Spanish. (an exclamation of acclaim or approval):
Viva Zapata!

noun

a shout of “v��.”

viva

[ vahy-vuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(in British and European universities) an oral examination; viva voce.

viva

/ ˈ��ː��ə /

interjection

long live; up with (a specified person or thing)

viva

/ ˈ��ɪ��ə /

noun

an oral examination

verb

to examine orally

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of viva¹

First recorded in 1665–75; literally: “may (he) live!” 3rd-person singular present subjunctive of Italian vivere, Spanish vivir, ultimately from Latin ��ī�� “to live”; vital

Origin of viva²

First recorded in 1890–95; shortened form

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of viva¹

C17: from Italian, literally: may (he) live! from vivere to live, from Latin ��ī��

Origin of viva²

shortened from viva voce

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Images of the graffiti painted on several buildings showed messages including “viva Palestina” and “long live the resistance.”

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Especially since Midjourney, its chosen interpreter, has a distinct lack of “viva”?

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The Bayern Leverkusen forward condemned security forces in an Instagram story, saying: "Shame on you for easily killing the people and viva women of Iran. Long live Iranian women!"

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All the Bruins have to do to “viva, Las Vegas” is win the rest of their games.

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Marchers, including families with children but also representatives of nationalist groups like ONR, fired red flares and chanted "Viva, viva border guard" and "God, Honour, Homeland" as they walked through Warsaw.

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