Viva
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈviː.və/ · Part of speech interjection
Quick meaning: Viva is an interjection meaning Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).
Meaning
Long live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).
More Meanings
- (ambitransitive, dated) To cheer, applaud
- A shout of applause.
- An oral examination, typically for an academic qualification.
- (transitive) To subject to an examination of this kind.
Example Sentences
I was vivaed by Charles Cannan, who was then a Fellow of Trinity.
...did you not hear how the beasts last night were cheering and vivaing those French heretics?
When the cibolero returned to the plain, he was received with a fresh burst of vivas, and kerchiefs were waved to greet him.
The next evening Paine went to the theatre. The state-box had been prepared for him. The house rose and vivaed as he entered.
Word Forms
- vivas
- vivaing
- vivaed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vive, live, alive, lived, reside, experience.
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