A Word A Day : Hyperbole
Word of 15th May 2007: A Word A Day-Hyperbole
Hyperbole( Noun )Hyperbole
(hye PUR buh lee): an exaggeration used as a figure of speech, exaggeration
When Joe said, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse, he was using a hyperbole to convey the extent of his hunger.
The candidate was guilty of hyperbole. All the facts in his speech were exaggerated.
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