adynaton
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Noun — A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility; an instance of such hyperbole.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin adynaton (“impossibility; adynaton”), or directly from its etymon Ancient Greek ἀδύνατον (adúnaton, “an impossibility; impracticality”), substantivized neuter singular of ἀδύνατος (adúnatos, “unable; that cannot be done, impossible”) + -ον (-on, suffix forming nouns). The word ἀδύνατος is deriv...
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