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单词 superlation
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Definition of superlation in English:

superlation

noun ˌsjuːpəˈleɪʃnˌsuːpəˈleɪʃn
rare
  • Exaggeration, hyperbole, aggrandizement; an instance of this.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From classical Latin superlātiōn-, superlātiō intensification, raising to a higher degree, (in rhetoric) exaggeration, hyperbole, (in grammar) raising of an adjective to the superlative degree from superlāt- + -iō.

 
 

Definition of superlation in US English:

superlation

noun
rare
  • Exaggeration, hyperbole, aggrandizement; an instance of this.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Ben Jonson (?1573–1637), poet and playwright. From classical Latin superlātiōn-, superlātiō intensification, raising to a higher degree, (in rhetoric) exaggeration, hyperbole, (in grammar) raising of an adjective to the superlative degree from superlāt- + -iō.

 
 
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