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noun

exaggĕrātĭo

gen. exaggĕrātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a heaping; raising up
a heaping or raising up. *
Lit. concr., in plur., Just. 2, 1 fin. (al. aggerationes).—
elevation; exaltation figuratively •
Trop., elevation, exaltation (very seldom); amplitudinem et quasi quandam exaggerationem quam altissimam animi, * Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 64: aliqua speciosa orationis, cumulation, exaggeration, Gell. 13, 24, 9; cf. ib. § 16.
Perseus ID: n16547 Key: exaggeratio