Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - hyperbole
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n. Rhet. an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Derivatives hyperbolical adj. hyperbolically adv. hyperbolism n. Etymology: L (as HYPERBOLA) HYPERBOLIC adj. Geom. of or relating to a hyperbola. Phrases and idioms hyperbolic function a function related to a rectangular hyperbola, e.g. a hyperbolic cosine. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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If someone uses hyperbole, they say or write things that make something sound much more impressive than it really is. (TECHNICAL or FORMAL) ...the hyperbole that portrays him as one of the greatest visionaries in the world. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is (To say `This chair weighs a ton' is an example of hyperbole.) (- see also exaggerate) - hyperbolic adj ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 15c., from L. hyperbole, from Gk. hyperbole "exaggeration, extravagance," from hyper- "beyond" + bol-, nom. stem of ballein "to throw." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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