Английский Этимологический словарь - hyperbole
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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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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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noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek hyperbole excess, ~, hyperbola, from hyperballein to exceed, from hyper- + ballein to throw — more at devil Date: 15th century extravagant exaggeration (as “mile-high ice-cream cones”) • hyperbolist noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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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