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eclecticist

eclecticist adjective: of or pertaining to eclecticism.

Adjective

eclecticist (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to eclecticism.

Noun

eclecticist (plural eclecticists)

  1. An exponent or advocate of eclecticism.

Forms of eclecticist

pluraleclecticists

Origin of eclecticist

From eclectic + -ist.

Questions about eclecticist

What does eclecticist mean?
Eclecticist means of or pertaining to eclecticism.
What part of speech is eclecticist?
Eclecticist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near eclecticist in the dictionary

  1. eclecticised
  2. eclecticises
  3. eclecticising
  4. eclecticism
  5. eclecticisms
  6. eclecticist
  7. eclecticists
  8. eclecticize
  9. eclecticized
  10. eclecticizes
  11. eclecticizing

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