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Webster 1913 Edition


Eclecticism

Ec-lec′ti-cism

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
éclecticisme
. Cf.
Electicism
.]
Theory or practice of an eclectic.

Definition 2024


eclecticism

eclecticism

English

Noun

eclecticism (countable and uncountable, plural eclecticisms)

  1. The quality of being eclectic
  2. (philosophy) An approach to thought that draws upon multiple theories to gain complementary insights into phenomena
  3. (art) Any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles

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