hy·per·bo·le 

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   exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
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4. The description of the castle of Thunder-ten-tronckh, the "most magnificent and most agreeable of all possible castles," ruled by a most powerful lord

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   "the baroness is the best of all baronesses"

   
   
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   "Cunegonde is a most perfect beauty"

   
   

8. "Dr. Pangloss is the wisest possible philosopher"