eclecticism
noun
eclec·ti·cism
i-ˈklek-tə-ˌsi-zəm 
e-
: the theory or practice of an eclectic method
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Palazzo Venezia was built as an insurance company headquarters from 1897 to 1901, back when eclecticism was the architectural style of the day.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024
The songs endure: a layered, sonic eclecticism often powers a Madonna hit.
—Michelle Orange, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
But the eclecticism rests on a solid foundation of international law.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Their fans appreciate the continuity of style as well as the eclecticism that these designers offer.
—Elaine Markoutsas, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
With its hard-to-miss spiral motif at Sixth and College, Cosmos is a study in eclecticism: an airy, open room downstairs with a circular bar, an art gallery, an upstairs cigar lounge and balcony for dining, and a menu that runs from sushi to tapas.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
By then, admiration for Bernstein's eclecticism had bloomed.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 5 Jan. 2024
Yet others at the label were put off by her eclecticism.
—Luis Melgar, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Shakur eventually befriended members of Digital Underground, an Oakland hip-hop group that took inspiration from the energy and the eclecticism of seventies funk.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024
The songs endure: a layered, sonic eclecticism often powers a Madonna hit.
—Michelle Orange, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
But the eclecticism rests on a solid foundation of international law.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Their fans appreciate the continuity of style as well as the eclecticism that these designers offer.
—Elaine Markoutsas, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
With its hard-to-miss spiral motif at Sixth and College, Cosmos is a study in eclecticism: an airy, open room downstairs with a circular bar, an art gallery, an upstairs cigar lounge and balcony for dining, and a menu that runs from sushi to tapas.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
By then, admiration for Bernstein's eclecticism had bloomed.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 5 Jan. 2024
Yet others at the label were put off by her eclecticism.
—Luis Melgar, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Shakur eventually befriended members of Digital Underground, an Oakland hip-hop group that took inspiration from the energy and the eclecticism of seventies funk.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
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eclecticism
noun
eclec·ti·cism
-ˈklek-tə-ˌsiz-əm
1
: a theory or practice (as of medicine or psychotherapy) that combines doctrines or methods (as therapeutic procedures) from diverse sources
2
: a system of medicine once popular in the United States that depended on plant remedies
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