eclectic

The definition of eclectic is something that is made up of various sources or styles.

(adjective)

An example of eclectic is the taste in music of a person who enjoys listening to country, hip hop, gospel and classical music.

See eclectic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: Gr eklektikos < eklegein, to select < ek-, out + legein, to choose, pick: see logic

noun

a person who uses eclectic methods in philosophy, science, or art

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See eclectic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy.
Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources: “a popular bar patronized by an eclectic collection of artists, writers, secretaries and aging soldiers on reserve duty” (Curtis Wilkie).

noun

One that follows an eclectic method.

Origin:

Origin: Greek eklektikos, selective

Origin: , from eklektos, selected

Origin: , from eklegein, to select

Origin: : ek-, out; see ecto-

Origin: + legein, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots

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