Eclecticism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An eclectic system or method.
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  • n. The quality of being eclectic
  • n. An approach to thought that draws upon multiple theories to gain complementary insights into phenomena
  • n. Any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Theory or practice of an eclectic.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The method of the eclectics, or a system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., made up of selections from various systems.
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  • n. making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    deciding    decision making   
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