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hyperbool

Pronunciation: /ˌɦi.pərˈboːl/

“hyperbool” is a Dutch word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. hyperbola
  2. hyperbole

Etymology

From Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).

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