Hyperbole

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Category: Communication

Foundational Lexiconexaggeration
Executive Parlancedeliberate overstatement
Scholarly Discourserhetorical amplification
Babel ZenithHyperbole
Origin: Greek/Rhetoric
Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɜːrbəli/

Etymology & Meaning

Exaggerated statements not meant literally.

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