Monday 1 December 2014

ECLECTIC

I've read this name as a music genre in several radio applications such as TuneIn, and I wondered what it meant. Now here is the meaning, from Collins English Dictionary:



eclectic (ɪˈklɛktɪk; ɛˈklɛk-)
adj
1. (Art Terms) (in art, philosophy, etc) selecting what seems best fromvarious styles, doctrines, ideas, methods, etc
2. composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources, styles, etc
n
3. a person who favours an eclectic approach, esp in art or philosophy
[C17: from Greek eklektikos, from eklegein to select, from legein to gather]