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eclecticism

[ ih-klek-tuh-siz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the use or advocacy of an eclectic method.
  2. a tendency in architecture and the decorative arts to mix various historical styles with modern elements with the aim of combining the virtues of many styles or increasing allusive content.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eclecticism1

First recorded in 1825–35; eclectic + -ism

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