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hyperbolism

[hahy-pur-buh-liz-uhm]

noun

the use of hyperbole.

Origin:
1645–55; hyperbole + -ism

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hyperbole (haɪˈpɜːbəlɪ)

—n
	a deliberate exaggeration used for effect: he embraced her a thousand times

[C16: from Greek: from hyper- + bolē a throw, from ballein to throw]

hy'perbolism

—n

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hyperbolism

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