eclectic : Idioms & Phrases


eclectic method

  • noun making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
    eclecticism.
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Eclectic physician

  • one of a class of practitioners of medicine, who select their modes of practice and medicines from all schools; formerly, sometimes the same as botanic physician. U.S.
Webster 1913

Eclectic school

  • . (Paint.) See Bolognese school, under Bolognese.
Webster 1913

mcguffey eclectic readers

  • noun readers that combined lessons in reading with moralistic messages
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