Hyperbole

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Hyperbole (/haɪˈpɜːrbəliː/ hy-PUR-bə-lee;[1] Greek: ὑπερβολή hyperbolē, "exaggeration") is the uise o exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figur o speech.

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  1. ↑ "Hyperbole". Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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