hipérbole

Portuguese

Noun

hipérbole f

1. hyperbola.
2. hyperbole.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hyperbole, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolē, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (huper, “above”) + βάλλω (ballō, “I throw”).

Noun

hipérbole f (plural hipérboles)

1. hyperbole (rhetorical device)