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ecbole

/ˈɛkbəliː/

ecbole noun: a digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.

Noun

ecbole (countable and uncountable, plural ecboles)

  1. (rare, rhetoric) A digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.
  2. The raising or sharping of a tone, especially (historical) in relation to Ancient Greek music.
    • Ecbole: a […] change in the enharmonic genus, by the accidental elevation of a chord, or string, five dieses above its ordinary pitch.1813, J.M. Good & al., Pantologia, s.v. "Ecbole"

Forms of ecbole

pluralecboles

Origin of ecbole

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκβολή (ekbolḗ, “a digression”), from ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō, “to throw out”).

Questions about ecbole

What does ecbole mean?
Ecbole means a digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.
What part of speech is ecbole?
Ecbole is a noun.
How do you pronounce ecbole?
Ecbole is pronounced /ˈɛkbəliː/.
What is the plural of ecbole?
The plural of ecbole is ecboles.

Words near ecbole in the dictionary

  1. ecaudate
  2. ECB
  3. Ecbatana
  4. ecbatic
  5. ecblastesis
  6. ecbole
  7. ecboles
  8. ecbolic
  9. ecbolics
  10. ecboline
  11. ECC

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