eclecticism
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- noun
- /ɪˈklɛktɪˌsɪzəm/
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eclecticismo
- The professor emphasized the importance of eclecticism in creating a well-rounded curriculum that includes various teaching methods.
- cultural eclecticism
Its sense of modernity is defined through a re appreciation of the Russian tradition and the new eclecticism.
- Its sense of modernity is defined through a re appreciation of the Russian tradition and the new eclecticism.
- So eclecticism can be just picking out that's what the lectcataine of it is, bits and pieces of things.
Examples
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In relation to the current argument, two aspects of Freire's thought and work are particularly germane: his eclecticism and his international influence.
Academic text (2011) -
Rather, it is a creative, inventive eclecticism that Jencks describes, one that combines ideas, materials, and forms in surprising ways.
Academic text (1995) -
There are many reasons why eclecticism is important and advantageous.
Academic text (2009) -
The approach was sweeping and inclusive, at times to the point of eclecticism.
Academic text (1996) -
Student age is not nearly as important as the eclecticism of music educators' teaching techniques.
Academic text (2009) -
In this environment, formal eclecticism and acceptance of foreign cultural influence are hardly exceptional.
Academic text (2000) -
At the same time, it can be receptive to all kinds of opinion, according to the principle of eclecticism.
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And such diversity leads, inevitably, to diversity and eclecticism in architectural styles and physical arrangements.
Academic text (2001) -
Stylistic eclecticism was the Polish School's hallmark, as two examples demonstrate.
Academic text (2010) -
No longer is holding obsessively to a single period or style de rigueur in home furnishing; eclecticism is acceptable.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
A way of choosing methods and ideas from different places to use what works best
A practice of mixing different styles and cultural elements in art, music and food
Antonyms
How Eclectic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eclecticism comes from a Greek root that means 'to choose', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word select because you pick things from many places. That's why eclecticism means taking ideas or styles from different sources instead of following only one.