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   hyperbole

   /hʌɪˈpəːbəli/

   noun

   • 1. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally: "he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Latin from Greek huperbolē (see hyperbola).

   Derivatives

   • 1. hyperbolical adjective
   • 2. hyperbolically adverb
   • 3. hyperbolism noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

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