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ECLECTICIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eclecticist mean?
• ECLECTICIST (noun)
The noun ECLECTICIST has 1 sense:
1. someone who selects according to the eclectic method
Familiarity information: ECLECTICIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who selects according to the eclectic method
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
eclectic; eclecticist
Hypernyms ("eclecticist" is a kind of...):
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
Derivation:
eclecticism (making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style)
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