eclecticaladj.
/ɛˈklɛktɪkəl/ = eclectic adj.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adjective] > selecting > selecting from diverse sources
eclectic1847
eclectical1862
1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 82 The Eclectical system [in Art]—that of choosing the best points out of a multitude of fine forms.
Derivatives
eˈclectically adv. in an eclectic manner.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adverb] > by selection > with selection from diverse sources
eclectically1844
1844 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 55 236 Others..voted arbitrarily or eclectically, that is, by no law generally recognised.
1856 C. Kingsley Froude's Hist. Eng. in Misc. (1860) II. 27 They reverence..a few..facts eclectically picked out of the past.
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