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hyperbole

/haɪˈpɝːbəli/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
  2. An instance or example of such overstatement.
  3. A hyperbola.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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