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Etymology · Ancient Greek

ὑπερβολή

2 English words descend from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή, most common first.

hyperboleDeliberate overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
hyperbolaA conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.