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Hyperbole

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Gr. inrepOaX€w, to throw beyond), a figure of rhetoric whereby the speaker expresses more than the truth, in order to produce a vivid impression; hence, an exaggeration.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hyperbole'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​h/hyperbole.html. 1910.
 
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