superlatio — meaning in English
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English meaning
- exaggeration noun A statement or description that overstates the truth, making something seem bigger or more extreme than it is.
- hyperbole noun Exaggeration used for effect, not meant to be taken literally.
Senses
superlatio is used for these senses in English:
- exaggeration The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
- hyperbole (uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.