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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

折衷的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: secchūteki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Eclectic/ɪˈklɛk.tɪk/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女のインテリアの好みは非常に折衷的だ。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

    "Her musical tastes are remarkably eclectic, ranging from classical opera to modern electronic pop."
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who derives ideas, style, or philosophy from a diverse range of sources.

    "As a true eclectic in design, he combined mid-century modern furniture with antique Asian artifacts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek word 'eklektikos', meaning 'selective', stemming from 'eklegein' (to pick out or choose). Entering the English language in the 17th century, the term originally described ancient philosophers who selected doctrines from various systems, later broadening to describe any style, taste, or collection drawn from diverse sources.

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