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   eclectic

   /ɪˈklɛktɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources: "universities offering an eclectic mix of courses" Similar wide-rangingwidebroadbroad-rangingbroad-basedextensivecomprehensiveencyclopedicgeneraluniversalvarieddiversediversifiedcatholicliberalcross-disciplinaryinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinaryall-embracingnon-exclusiveinclusiveindiscriminatemany-sidedmultifacetedmultifariousheterogeneousmiscellaneousassortedselectiveselectingchoosingpicking and choosingdiscriminatingdiscerningcriticalOpposite narrowdogmatic
   • 2. denoting or belonging to a class of ancient philosophers who did not belong to or found any recognized school of thought but selected doctrines from various schools of thought.

   noun

   • 1. a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

   Word Origin late 17th century (as a term in philosophy): from Greek eklektikos, from eklegein ‘pick out’, from ek ‘out’ + legein ‘choose’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eclectically adverb

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