hyperbole


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hyperbole /hʌɪˈpəːbəli/
noun deliberate exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally.
– derivatives
hyperbolical adjective,
hyperbolically adverb,
hyperbolism noun.
– origin ME: via L. from Gk huperbolē (see hyperbola).
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