‖ ecbole
(ˈɛkbəliː)
[mod.L., a. Gr. ἐκβολή, f. ἐκβάλλ-ειν to throw out.]
1. Rhet. A digression, in which a person is introduced speaking his own words. (Webster.)
| 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Ecbole in rhetoric is used for a digression. |
2. In ancient Music: see quot.
| 1819 Pantologia, Ecbole, a..change in the enharmonic genus, by the accidental elevation of a chord, or string, five dieses above its ordinary pitch. |