HYPERBOLE


Meaning of HYPERBOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hī-ˈpər-bə-(ˌ)lē ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek hyperbolē excess, hyperbole, hyperbola, from hyperballein to exceed, from hyper- + ballein to throw — more at devil

Date: 15th century

: extravagant exaggeration (as “mile-high ice-cream cones”)

• hy·per·bo·list -list noun

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