1.
[syn: oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
viva
n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn:
oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce,
viva]