eclectic: Drawing from many diverse sources.

eclectic

ih-KLEK-tik, adjective

Drawing from many diverse sources.

“Her eclectic playlist ran from opera to garage punk.”

Where eclectic comes from

Greek for picking out, first used of philosophers who took the best of every school.

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