viva voce
Noun · AdverbWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- an examination conducted by spoken communicationSynonyms: oraloral examoral examinationviva voceviva
Adverb (1)
- orally“I heard it viva voce”Synonyms: by word of mouthviva voce
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Viva voce \Vi"va vo"ce\ (v[imac]"v[.a] v[=o]"s[-e]). [L.] By word of mouth; orally. [1913 Webster]