Plural of hyperbole
regular plural
The plural of hyperbole is hyperboles.
Forms of hyperbole
| Singular | hyperbole /haɪˈpɜːbəli/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hyperboles |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Hyperboles in a sentence
- Also it is worth attending to the Marlovian questions because they are too easily drowned out by another characteristic rhetorical device, the hyperboles so well analyzed by Harry Levin.1982 Winter, Larence Danson, “Christopher Marlowe: The Questioner”, in English Literary Renaissance, volume 12, number 1. From the entry Marlovian
Meaning of hyperbole
- noun Deliberate overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
- noun An instance or example of such overstatement.
- noun A hyperbola.
Questions about the plural of hyperbole
- What is the plural of hyperbole?
- The plural of hyperbole is hyperboles.
- Is hyperbole countable?
- Hyperbole is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hyperbole (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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