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tɪkadjective
1.
selecting or choosing from various sources.
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made up of what is selected from different sources.
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not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems.
4.
noting or pertaining to works of architecture, decoration, landscaping, etc., produced by a certain person or during a certain period, that derive from a wide range of historic styles, the style in each instance often being chosen for its fancied appropriateness to local tradition, local geography, the purpose to be served, or the cultural background of the client.
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Origin:
1675–85; < Greek eklektikós selective, equivalent to eklekt(ós) chosen, select (eklég(ein) to pick out + -tos past participle suffix; see ec-) + -ikos -ic
1675–85; < Greek eklektikós selective, equivalent to eklekt(ós) chosen, select (eklég(ein) to pick out + -tos past participle suffix; see ec-) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
ec·lec·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·ec·lec·tic, adjective, noun
non·ec·lec·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·ec·lec·tic, adjective
un·ec·lec·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
- The exotic and eclectic menu complements the architecture.
- Their house is as comfortably and colorfully eclectic as his imaginative wife can make it.
- The possible applications of this work are as eclectic as the research being carried on here.
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eclectic
1680s, from Fr. eclectique, from Gk. eklektikos "selective," lit. "picking out," from eklektos "selected," from eklegein "pick out, select," from ek "out" + legein "gather, choose" (see lecture). Originally a group of ancient philosophers who selected doctrines from every
EXPANDsystem; broader sense is first recorded 1814.
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