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Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).
Noun
hipearbóil f (genitive singular hipearbóile, nominative plural hipearbóilí)
- hyperbole
- Synonyms: áibhéil, urtheilgean
- (geometry) hyperbola
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