Ecbole \Ec"bo*le\ ([e^]k"b[-o]*l[=e]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ekbolh`
a throwing out, a digression, fr. 'ekba`llein to throw out;
'ek out of + ba`llein to throw.] (Rhet.)
A digression in which a person is introduced speaking his own
words.
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