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/əˈklektik/

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adjective

adjective: eclectic; adjective: Eclectic

 

1.

deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

"universities offering an eclectic mix of courses"

2.

Philosophy

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

noun: eclectic; plural noun: eclectics

 

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

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Regarding its use as an adjective:

 

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Similar:

wide-ranging

wide

broad

broad-ranging

broad-based

extensive

comprehensive

encyclopedic

general

universal

varied

diverse

diversified

catholic

liberal

cross-disciplinary

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

all-embracing

nonexclusive

inclusive

indiscriminate

many-sided

multifaceted

multifarious

heterogeneous

miscellaneous

assorted

selective

selecting

choosing

picking and choosing

discriminating

discerning

critical

 

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Opposite:

narrow

dogmatic

 

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