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hy·pobole
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Webster Dictionary
Hypobolenoun
a figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side, each of them being refuted in order
Etymology: [Gr. a throwing under, a suggesting; under + to throw.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hypobole
hip-pob′o-lē, n. (rhet.) the mention in argument of things apparently damaging to one's side, with the successive refutation of each. [Gr.]
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lyophobe
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hypobole in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hypobole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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