eclectic

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But if _Phil. _ is eclectic, then _I_ will be eclectic; if _Phil. _ has a right to be desultory, then _I_ have a right.

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  1. adjective Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy.
  2. adjective Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources: "a popular bar patronized by an eclectic collection of artists, writers, secretaries and aging soldiers on reserve duty” (Curtis Wilkie).
  3. noun One that follows an eclectic method.

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  • The selection of books is huge and eclectic, and there's a whole section devoted to UNP titles —  University of Nebraska Press
  • You have a very eclectic, and in some ways retro sound for such a young band. —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
  • Williams describes his work as not having a style but a voice - eclectic, possessing of love, self-expression and his faith. —  2theadvocate.com Latest News
  • If you've got a taste for the eclectic, check out this lively lineup of additions to the Wii Shop Channel. —  Game Info Wire
  • "Her car is eclectic, which is just like her personality," said Andy Godinez, who also works with Thomson at the community center.
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  1. Greek eklektikos, selective, from eklektos, selected, from eklegein, to select : ek-, out; see ecto- + legein, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French éclectique = Spanish ecléctico = Portuguese eclectico = Italian eclettico (cf. German eklektisch = Danish eklektisk), from New Latin eclecticus, from Greek ἐκλεκτικός, picking out, selecting, from ἐκλεκτός, picked out, from ἐκλέγειν, pick out (= Latin eligere, past participle electus, later English elect, q. v.), from ἐκ, out, + λέγειν, pick, choose: see legend.
 

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