What is another word for Viva voce?

Pronunciation: [vˈiːvə vˈə͡ʊs] (IPA)

Viva voce is a Latin term that refers to an oral examination. When a person is given an opportunity to speak and express themselves in a personal way regarding a subject matter, it may be considered a viva voce exam. There are several synonyms for viva voce, including oral exam, oral presentation, verbal examination, and spoken verbal. Other synonyms include auditions, interviews, speeches, debates, open discussions, discussions, talks, speeches, and dissertations. These synonyms refer to different types of viva voce examinations. Some may involve formal or academic settings, while others may involve more informal or casual environments. Regardless of the context in which it is used, viva voce tests one's ability to articulate ideas well in various communication settings.

What are the hypernyms for Viva voce?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for Viva voce?

Viva voce is a common Latin term that means "by word of mouth." It is often used in academic settings to refer to exams or assessments that require students to give oral presentations or defend their arguments verbally. The antonyms for Viva voce could be written, silent or quiet, since they refer to the opposite of speaking aloud. A written exam, for example, would require students to answer questions on paper instead of speaking their responses. Meanwhile, a silent or quiet exam might involve a visual test where students must match images or identify items without speaking. These antonyms offer alternative modes of assessment that can accommodate different learning styles and abilities.

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  • He dedicated his Book of Principles to his most Illustrious Disciple, Elizabeth, Princess Palatine of the Rhine... The Princess had been Educated in the Knowledge of abundance of Languages, and in whatsoever Learning is comprised under the name of Litterae humaniores, or Politiores; but the elevation of, and profoundness of her genius and natural parts, would not suffer her to dwell long upon these Arts, by which the greatest Wits of her Sex, who are satisfied with desiring to seem somebody, are commonly limited. She desir'd to proceed to those parts of Learning, that the strongest Application of Men had advanced, and accomplish'd her self with, and became a great proficient in Philosophy and Mathematicks; till such time as seeing the Essays of Monsieur Des Cartes his Philosophy, she conceived such high esteem and affection for his Doctrine, that she look'd upon all she had learn'd till that time as good as nothing; and so put her self under his Tuition for to raise a new Structure upon his Principles. Thereupon she sends to him, to come and see her, that she might drink in the true Phi∣osophy at the Fountain Head; and the great desire to do her Service nearer, was one of the reasons that drew him to Leiden & to Eindegeest. Never did Master more happily improve the docibility, aptness, penetration, and withal the solidity of a Scholar's Mind. Having accustomed her insensibly to the profound Meditation of the grand Mysteries of Nature, and sufficiently exercising of her in the most abstracted Questions of Geometry, and the most sublime ones of Metaphysicks. There was no longer any thing abstruse or mysterious to her; and he ingeniously confesseth and owneth, that he had not yet met with any besides her (he excepted Regius in another place) that ever arrived at a perfect understanding of the Works he had published till that time. By this Testimony that he bore to the extraordinary Capacity of the Princess, he intended to distinguish her from those who were not able to apprehend his Metaphysicks, altho' they might have some insight into Geometry; and from those that were not able to understand his Geometry, altho' they might be pretty well vers'd in Metaphysical Truths. She continued to Philosophise with him Viva voce, till a certain Accident obliged her to absent herself from the Presence of the Queen of Bohemia her Mother, and to quit her abode in Holland for Germany; then she changed her Acquaintance into an Intelligence by Letter, which she kept afoot with him, by the Ministery of the Princesses her Sisters.
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