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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryeclec·tic I \e-ˈklek-tik, i-\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Greek eklektikos, from eklegein to select, from ex-out + legein to gather — more at legend DATE 16831. selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles2. composed of elements drawn from various sources; also :heterogeneous• eclec·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb II noun DATE 1817: one who uses an eclectic method or approachEnglish Etymologyeclectic 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 system; broader sense is first recorded 1814.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7eclecticeclec·tic / i5klektik / adjective (formal)not following six style or set of ideas but choosing from or using a wide variety 不拘一格的；兼收并蓄的: She has very eclectic tastes in literature. 她在文学方面的兴趣非常广泛。 • eclec·tic·al·ly / -tikli / adv. • eclec·ti·cism / i5klektisizEm / noun [U] OLTeclectic adj.⇨ diverseWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: eclectic resinoidec·lec·ticI. \(ˈ)e|klektik, ə̇ˈkl-, ēˈkl-\ adjectiveEtymology: Greek eklektikos, from eklektos picked out, select (verbal of eklegein to pick out, select, from ek out of, out + legein to pick up, gather) + -ikos -ic — more at legend1. : selecting what appears to be best or true in various and diverse doctrines or methods : rejecting a single, unitary, and exclusive interpretation, doctrine, or method : of or relating to eclecticism : selective < an eclectic painter, mirroring the restlessness of his times, on a constant search for varied experience — H.D.Walker > < her taste was eclectic in music as in persons — Osbert Sitwell >2. : composed of elements drawn from various sources < a party with an eclectic program — Time > < an eclectic liturgy … incorporating such usages of … other churches as he might consider most profitable — F.M.Stenton >• ec·lec·ti·cal·ly \-tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li\ adverbII. noun(-s)Etymology: Greek eklektikos, from eklektikos, adjective: one who uses an eclectic method or approach in any field of thought or activity < eclectics who derive most of their theory from Freud but add a little of Jung or Adler — Time >

Eclectic From Adjective Greek Noun Eklektikos, An Eklegein