| Hyperbole (hyperbole) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Hy*per"bo*le |
| [L., fr. Gr(?),
prop., an overshooting, excess, fr. Gr. (?) to throw over or beyond;
"ype`r over + (?) to throw. See Hyper-,
Parable, and cf. Hyperbola.] (Rhet.) |
A
figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration
of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are
represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they
really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement,
or for effect.
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