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eclectic
[ ih-klek-tik ]
adjective
- selecting or choosing from various sources.
- made up of what is selected from different sources.
- not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems.
- noting or pertaining to works of architecture, decoration, landscaping, etc., produced by a certain person or during a certain period, that derive from a wide range of historic styles, the style in each instance often being chosen for its fancied appropriateness to local tradition, local geography, the purpose to be served, or the cultural background of the client.
noun
- Also ··پ· [] a person who follows an eclectic method, as in philosophy or architecture.
eclectic
/ ɪˈklɛktɪk; ɛˈklɛk- /
adjective
- (in art, philosophy, etc) selecting what seems best from various styles, doctrines, ideas, methods, etc
- composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources, styles, etc
noun
- a person who favours an eclectic approach, esp in art or philosophy
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Derived Forms
- ˈپ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms
- ·t·· adverb
- ԴDze·t adjective noun
- non·t·· adverb
- ܲe·t adjective
- un·t·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of eclectic1
First recorded in 1675–85; from Greek پó “selective,” from (ó) “chosen, selected” (past participle of é() “to pick out, choose,” from ek- ec- ( def ) + é “to pick up, gather, count, speak”; dialect ( def ) ) + -ikos -ic
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of eclectic1
C17: from Greek eklektikos, from eklegein to select, from legein to gather
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Example Sentences
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The group’s eclectic version of cumbia punk prompted a mosh pit.
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That Steves would ever have attempted such an ambitious quest is a testament to his eclectic background.
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