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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessoutenance
Pronunciation / Transliteration: soutenance
"Il passe sa soutenance de thèse demain."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An expression of acclaim, approval, or triumph, meaning 'long live'.
"Viva the champions of freedom!"
- 1
A spoken oral examination for an academic qualification, especially a doctoral thesis.
"She spent all weekend preparing for her doctoral viva."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin imperative 'viva!', meaning 'long live!', which is the feminine singular form of the present subjunctive of 'vivere' (to live). It entered English and other Romance languages primarily as an interjection expressing applause or good wishes, and later evolved in British academic contexts as a shortened form of 'viva voce' (living voice), an oral examination.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Viva" is said worldwide
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soutenance
Transliteration: soutenance
"Il passe sa soutenance de thèse demain."
Disputation
Transliteration: Disputation
"Sie hat ihre Disputation erfolgreich bestanden."
discussione di tesi
Transliteration: discussione di tesi
"La discussione della tesi è prevista per venerdì."
defensa de tesis
Transliteration: defensa de tesis
"El estudiante aprobó su defensa de tesis."
arguição
Transliteration: arguição
"A arguição do doutorado durou duas horas."
मौखिक परीक्षा
Transliteration: maukhik pariksha
"उसकी शोध प्रबंध की मौखिक परीक्षा कल है।"
学位论文答辩
Transliteration: xuéwèi lùnwén dábiàn
"他通过了博士学位论文答辩。"
구술 시험
Transliteration: guseul siheom
"그는 박사 학위 구술 시험을 준비하고 있다."
口述試験
Transliteration: kōjutsu shiken
"彼女は博士論文の口述試験に合格した。"
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