ecbole

noun — 2 senses

ecbole

noun

/ˈɛkbəliː/

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

1

Rare, Rhetoric A digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music 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"

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