ecbole /ˈɛkbəliː/ noun2 •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 •(rhetoric, rare) A digression, (especially) one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words. formsecboles