LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

sŭperlātĭo

Meaning

  1. an exaggerating

sŭperlātĭo, ōnis, f. superfero.
I. In rhet., an exaggerating, hyperbole: veritatis superlatio atque trajectio, Cic. de Or. 3, 53, 203; cf. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44; Quint. 9, 2, 3; 9, 1, 29; 12, 10, 62: malignitatis, the highest degree, App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 20, 40.—
II. In gram., the superlative: (soloecismus) per comparationes et superlationes, Quint. 1, 5, 45; Charis. p. 88 sq. P.

In English words that came into English from sŭperlātĭo

  • superlationsŭperlātĭo

Quick answers

What does sŭperlātĭo mean in Latin?
sŭperlātĭo, a noun, means “an exaggerating”.