Ecbole

//ˈɛkbəliː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words. countable, rare, rhetoric, uncountable
  2. 2
    The raising or sharping of a tone, especially (historical) in relation to Ancient Greek music. countable, uncountable

    "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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digression

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"Ecbole: a […] change in the enharmonic genus, by the accidental elevation of a chord, or string, five dieses above its ordinary pitch."

Etymology

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

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