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• exaggeration — UK [ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms exaggeration : singular exaggeration plural exaggerations a) [countable] a comment or description that makes something seem better, worse, larger, more important etc than it really is To describe it as… …   English dictionary

• exaggeration — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, gross, huge, wild ▪ mild, slight … OF EXAGGERATION ▪ degree …   Collocations dictionary

• exaggeration — ex|ag|ger|a|tion [ ıg,zædʒə reıʃn ] noun count a comment or description that makes something seem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is: To describe it as depression would be an exaggeration she was just not very happy. a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• exaggeration — ex|ag|ge|ra|tion [ıgˌzædʒəˈreıʃən] n [U and C] a statement or way of saying something that makes something seem better, larger etc than it really is ▪ It would be an exaggeration to say that we were close friends. ▪ It is no exaggeration to say… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• exaggeration — exaggeration, overstatement, hyperbole all mean an overstepping of the bounds of truth, especially in describing the goodness or badness or the greatness or the smallness of something. Exaggeration does not always or even often imply dishonesty… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• exaggeration — noun (C, U) a statement or way of saying something that makes something seem better, more important etc than it really is: I can say without exaggeration he s the best operator in the business. | it is no exaggeration: It is no exaggeration to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• to say the least — TO PUT IT MILDLY, putting it mildly, without any exaggeration, at the very least. → say * * * to say the least 1. At least 2. Without exaggeration • • • Main Entry: ↑say * * * to say the least phrase used for saying that you could have expressed… …   Useful english dictionary

• Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …   Universalium

• Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself …   History of philosophy

• John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn — For other people named John Morley, see John Morley (disambiguation). The Right Honourable The Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM, PC Lord Morley of Blackburn …   Wikipedia

• Egypt — • Provides information on history, religion, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egypt     Egypt     † …   Catholic encyclopedia