hipérbole

See also: hiperbole and hipèrbole

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Noun

hipérbole f (plural hipérboles)

  1. hyperbola
  2. hyperbole
  • hiperbolóide

Further reading

  • hipérbole” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

hipérbole f (plural hipérboles)

  1. hyperbole (rhetorical device)

Further reading

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