oral exam

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   an examination conducted by spoken communication

   Synonymsoraloral examinationviva voceviva

   Broaderexamination

Questions about oral exam

What does oral exam mean?

oral exam means "an examination conducted by spoken communication".

What is another word for oral exam?

Close synonyms include oral, oral examination, viva voce, viva. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is oral exam a common word?

oral exam is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.