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hyperbolen

Dictionary entries

  • hyperbole, hyperboles:

    Feminine · Noun

    Frequency:
    Uncommon
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Literature

    = exaggeration, hyperbole, overstatement;

    Entry →
    acc. sg.

Examples

  • M

    Liber VIII

    Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES

    "...incrementum. XXIX. Scio posse videri quibusdam speciem amplificationis hyperbolen quoque: nam et haec in utramque partem valet..."
  • M

    Liber VI

    Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES

    "...omnis cadit. LXVII. An non plurima dicuntur (per hyperbolen? ut) quod refert Cicero de homine praelongo, caput..."

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