hўperbŏlē — Lewis & Short
hўperbŏlē, ēs, f., = u(perbolh/, a rhet. fig.,
I exaggeration, hyperbole (pure Lat. superlatio and superjectio), Quint. 8, 6, 67 sq.; 8, 4, 29; Sen. Ben. 7, 23 (in Cic. Top. 10, 45, and Fam. 7, 32, 2, written as Greek).
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hўperbŏlē
hўperbŏlē · f
exaggeration
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