hipérbole

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See also: hiperbole and hipèrbole

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin hyperbole, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, excess, exaggeration), from ὑπέρ (hupér, above) + βάλλω (bállō, to throw).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: hi‧pér‧bo‧le

Noun[edit]

hipérbole f (plural hipérboles)

  1. hyperbola
  2. hyperbole

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /iˈpeɾbole/ [iˈpeɾ.β̞o.le]
  • Rhymes: -eɾbole
  • Syllabification: hi‧pér‧bo‧le

Noun[edit]

hipérbole f (plural hipérboles)

  1. (rhetoric, literature) hyperbole

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