ecbole

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ecbole

/ˈɛkbəliː/

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

noun ecboles

countable, rare, rhetoric, uncountable A digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.
countable, uncountable 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.

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@misc{ecbole_2026,
  title = {ecbole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ecbole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}