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Word of the Day: HYPERBOLIC

Oct 6, 2023
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hyperbolic (adj) - of or relating to hyperbole; exaggerated; of or pertaining to an hyperbola [hahy-per-bol-ik]

BREAKDOWN: HYPER- (over or more) + BOL- (throw) + -IC (pertaining to)

  • hyperbole is extreme exaggeration or overstatement, often used as a literary or rhetorical device

  • to hyperbolize is to exaggerate or use hyperbole

  • a hyperbola is a conic section formed by the intersection of a plane and a double cone in the coordinate plane

“It may be hyperbolic to declare that Shakespeare teaches us more about being human than all the natural scientists combined.” —Philip Kitcher

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