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Word of the Day for Thursday, June 12, 2008 hyperbole \hy-PUHR-buh-lee\, noun: Extravagant exaggeration. Oh God, was he a hater of hyperbole? A stickler for accuracy? -- Delia Ephron, Big City Eyes Even allowing for Wylie's hyperbole, his words seemed to me far removed from reality. -- F. Carolyn Graglia, Domestic Tranquility Those were the days when I still liked hyperbole, before an excess of real drama killed my taste for the manufactured kind. -- Katherine Russell Rich, The Red Devil Hyperbole comes from Greek hyperbole, "excess," from hyperballein, "to exceed," from hyper, "beyond" + ballein, "to throw." Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for hyperbole Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help
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