Definition of: hyperbole

(hī·pûr′bə·lē) noun
Poetic or rhetorical overstatement; exaggeration. [<L <Gk. hyperbolē a throwing beyond, excess <hyper- over + ballein throw]

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humorous hyperbole

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Definition of: hyperbole

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