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
  • Cyclosporiasis is treated with the oral antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), commonly sold as Bactrim, Septra and Cotrim, taken for 10 days, according to the CDC.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • What matters more right now is staying on top of the same oral microbiome research shaping how experts think about whole-mouth health today.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of oral
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  • An additional 1,600, including those in humanities, social sciences and arts, later joined to argue that verbal reasoning and writing skills were lacking too.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The agency claims Salgado Araujo refused to follow several verbal commands and rammed into one of its law enforcement vehicles.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 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 9 Jul. 2026.

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