How to Spell hyperbole
hyperbole
hyperbole - noun
- Extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
Etymology
Latin, from Greek hyperbolē excess, hyperbole, hyperbola, from hyperballein to exceed, from hyper- + ballein to throw
Word family
hyperbolic
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