hyperbole

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  1. noun A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.

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  • Then we used hyperbole, which is a gross exaggeration. —  Swell Foop
  • Your hyperbole is a perfect companion to your inability to close your tags. —  Latest Articles
  • If you can successfully prove that it was hyperbole, then I'll take you at your word. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Let's see: anti abortion hyperbole, a message board post, then a blog, then a blog post, whoops! an actual analysis from a conservative viewpoint (how'd that get in there?), followed by a —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • That's common sense 101. anti abortion hyperbole, a message board post, then a blog, then a blog post, whoops! an actual analysis from a conservative viewpoint (how'd that get in there?), followed by a —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
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  1. Latin hyperbolē, from Greek huperbolē, excess, from huperballein, to exceed : huper, beyond; see hyper- + ballein, to throw; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French hyperbole = Spanish hipérbole = Portuguese hyperbole = Italian iperbole, from Latin hyperbole, from Gr.ὑπερβολή, excess, overstrained phrase, etc.: see hyperbola, the same word with accommodation L. termination.
 

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/haɪˈpərbəli/
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