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Old 09-06-2006, 09:38 AM   #13
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hy-per-bo-le 

/hahy-pur-buh-lee/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [hahy-pur-buh-lee]

–noun Rhetoric

1. obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”

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