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Meaning of ecbole | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈɛkbəliː/

Definitions

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

Examples

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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