hyperbole

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Synonyms: hyperbola, hyperbolae, hyperbolic, hyperbolize, hypobole, hyperope, hyperbolas, hyperbolise, hypergol, hyperboles, hyperbase

Antonyms: hyperbola, hyperbolae, hyperbolic, hyperbolize, hypobole, hyperope, hyperbolas, hyperbolise, hypergol, hyperboles, hyperbase

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable|rhetoric|literature}} {{1|deliberate}} [[overstatement]], particularly extreme overstatement.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} An [[instance]] or [[example]] of [[such]] [[overstatement]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|geometry|obsolete}} A [[hyperbola]].

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