hyperbool

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Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, excess, exaggeration), from ὑπέρ (hupér, above) + βάλλω (bállō, I throw).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦi.pərˈboːl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hy‧per‧bool
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun[edit]

hyperbool f or m (plural hyperbolen, diminutive hyperbooltje n)

  1. (mathematics) hyperbola
  2. (literature) hyperbole

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