hyperbole
The origin and history of hyperbole.
Etymology
From Greek hyperbolē ("excess, exaggeration"), literally "a throwing beyond" — from hyper- ("above") + ballein ("to throw"). A doublet of "hyperbola," the math curve.
The origin and history of hyperbole.
From Greek hyperbolē ("excess, exaggeration"), literally "a throwing beyond" — from hyper- ("above") + ballein ("to throw"). A doublet of "hyperbola," the math curve.
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