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hyperbole
hy·per·bo·le [ hī púrbəlee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
exaggeration: deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effect, e.g. "I could eat a million of these"
[15th century. Via Latin< Greek huperbolē "excess," literally "overthrow" < ballein "to throw"]
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