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Eclectic

Eclectic Meaning & Definition
Eclectic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Eclectic?

[n] someone who selects according to the eclectic method
[adj] selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

Synonyms | Synonyms for Eclectic: discriminating | eclecticist

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See Also | philosopher

Eclectic In Webster's Dictionary

\Ec*lec"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to pick out, choose out: cf. F. ['e]clectique. See {Eclogue}, and cf. {Elect}.] 1. Selecting; choosing (what is true or excellent in doctrines, opinions, etc.) from various sources or systems; as, an eclectic philosopher. 2. Consisting, or made up, of what is chosen or selected; as, an eclectic method; an eclectic magazine. {Eclectic physician}, one of a class of practitioners of medicine, who select their modes of practice and medicines from all schools; formerly, sometimes the same as botanic physician. [U.S.] {Eclectic school}. (Paint.) See {Bolognese school}, under {Bolognese}.
\Ec*lec"tic\, n. One who follows an eclectic method.

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