Eclecticism is an approach to a philosophy or a practice that is open to a variety of methods, techniques or strategies. A therapist is eclectic if she/he can use a variety of the basic tools of psychoanalysis, behavioral techniques, Rogerian therapy, biofeedback and/or hypnotherapy, among several other possibilities. The therapist is not locked in to one approach and one only. A cook might be called eclectic if he/she is comfortable with one or two ethnic styles as well as standard 'American' home cooking, or if the cook is equally good at main courses, appetizers and desserts.
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Eclectic as an adjective means deriving style or taste from a wide range of sources. For instance someone with an eclectic taste in music likes many different kinds of music.
You are very different. I can also call you Eclectic!
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
Eclectic is a word that means unique and flamboyant. A sentence using the word eclectic would be, "The musician's eclectic style made him very popular onstage."
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The Eclectic Review ended in 1868.
The Eclectic Review was created in 1805.
The eclectic candy tased very good!
Eclectic style brings together a variety of periods. You can get some ideas at HGTV.com http://www.hgtv.com/decorating-basics/eclectic-style-101/index.html or houzz.com http://www.houzz.com/photos/eclectic. You can do a search for "eclectic decoration" to get an idea of what you are interested in.
Universal Eclectic Wicca was created in 1969.
Eclectic Guitar was created on 2007-03-19.