Definition of Ecbole

1. n. A digression in which a person is introduced speaking his own words.

Definition of Ecbole

1. Noun. (rhetoric) A digression in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words. ¹

2. Noun. The point at which a male's sex drive is at its peak, supposed to be dictated by a natural cycle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ecbole

1. a rhetorical digression [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ecbole

eburnitis
ecad
ecads
ecandrewsite
ecard
ecardines
ecards
ecarte
ecartes
ecarteur
ecash
ecaudate
ecballium
ecbasis
ecbatic
ecboles
ecbolic
ecbolics
ecboline
eccaleobion
eccaleobions
ecce
ecce homo
ecce homos
eccenteric
eccentric
eccentric amputation
eccentric contraction
eccentric contractions

Literary usage of Ecbole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians: Covering the Entire Period of by Leander Jan De Bekker (1908)
"ecbole. don; son of SOLOMON; d. Jan. 12, École. Fr. School. composed 12 violin solos in ... ecbole ..."

2. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"ecbole. École. Fr. School. Écossaise. Fr. " In Scotch style." Originally a bagpipe dance in 3-2 or 2—I time; the dance has generally been written by modern ..."

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