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Eclectic

eclectic
~1 adj including a mixture of many different things or people, especially so that you can use the best of all of them  (galleries with an eclectic range of styles and artists) - eclectically adv - eclecticism n ~2 n formal someone who chooses the best or most useful parts from many different ideas, methods etc
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1.
  An eclectic collection of objects, ideas, or beliefs is wide-ranging and comes from many different sources. (FORMAL) ...an eclectic collection of paintings, drawings, and prints. = diverse ADJ ...
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   I. adjective  Etymology: Greek eklektikos, from eklegein to select, from ex- out + legein to gather — more at legend  Date: 1683  1. selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles  2. composed of elements drawn from various sources; also heterogeneous  • ~ally adverb  II. noun  Date: 1817 one who uses an ~ method or approach ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  adj. & n. --adj. 1 deriving ideas, tastes, style, etc., from various sources. 2 Philos. & Art selecting one's beliefs etc. from various sources; attached to no particular school of philosophy. --n. 1 an eclectic person. 2 a person who subscribes to an eclectic school of thought. Derivatives eclectically adv. eclecticism n. Etymology: Gk eklektikos f. eklego pick out ...
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  1. эклектик 2. эклектический eclectic method —- эклектический метод 3. ам. ист. лечащий травами eclectic medicine —- лечение травами ...
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   1. adj. эклектический  2. noun эклектик ...
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  - 1683, from Fr. eclectique, from Gk. eklektikos "selective," lit. "picking out," from eklektos "selected," from eklegein "pick out, select," from ek "out" + legein "gather, choose." Originally a group of ancient philosophers who selected doctrines from every system; broader sense is first recorded 1814. ...
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