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Definition of
hyperbola noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hyperbola
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
haɪˈpərbələ
/
/
(
pl.
hyperbolas
or
hyperbolae
NAmE
/
/
haɪˈpərbəli
/
/
)
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hyperbola
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