eclectic : Idioms & Phrases
eclectic method
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noun making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
eclecticism.
WordNet
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
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(Paint.) SeeBolognese school , underBolognese .
Webster 1913
mcguffey eclectic readers
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noun readers that combined lessons in reading with moralistic messages