[syn: by word of mouth, viva voce]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Viva voce \Vi"va vo"ce\ (v[imac]"v[.a] v[=o]"s[-e]). [L.]
By word of mouth; orally.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
viva voce
adv 1: orally; "I heard it viva voce" [syn: by word of mouth,
viva voce]
n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn:
oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce,
viva]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "viva voce":
articulate, articulated, enunciated, lingual, linguistic,
nuncupative, oral, orally, parol, pronounced, said, sonant,
sounded, speech, spoken, unwritten, uttered, verbal, verbally,
vocal, vocalized, vocally, voiced, voiceful
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
VIVA VOCE. Living voice; verbally. It is said a witness delivers his
evidence viva voce, when he does so in open court; the term is opposed to
deposition. It is sometimes opposed to ballot; as, the people vote by
ballot, but their representatives in the legislature, vote viva voce.