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Etymology
From Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦi.pərˈboːl/
- Hyphenation: hy‧per‧bool
- Rhymes: -oːl
Noun
hyperbool f or m (plural hyperbolen, diminutive hyperbooltje n)
- (mathematics) hyperbola
- (literature) hyperbole
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