eclectic


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
eclectic /ɪˈklɛktɪk/
adjective
  • 1 deriving ideas or style from a broad and diverse range of sources.
  • 2 (Eclectic) denoting or belonging to a class of ancient philosophers who selected doctrines from various schools of thought.
noun an eclectic person.
– derivatives
eclectically adverb,
eclecticism noun.
– origin C17: from Gk eklektikos, from eklegein ‘pick out’.
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