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Hyperbel

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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

German > Latin

Hyperbel, hyperbole (ὑπερβολή). – rein lat. decens veri superiectio; veritatis superlatio et traiectio; auch bl. superlatio. – hyperbolisch, veritatem excedens od. egrediens; veritatem superans. – h. reden von etwas, supra quam fieri possit ferre alqd.

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