ecbole

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/ˈɛkbəliː/

noun

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

OriginAncient Greek ἐκβολή →
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Meanings

nounecbole (countable and uncountable, plural ecboles)

plural ecboles

  1. countablerarerhetoricuncountableA digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.
  2. countableuncountableentertainmentThe 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"

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
digression

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐκβολή“a digression”
  2. Englishecbole

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Leboce
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APA

ecbole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecbole

MLA

“ecbole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecbole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecbole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecbole.

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