Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eclecticism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
eclec-ti-cism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being eclectic.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The quality of being eclectic.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The quality of being eclectic.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The selection of diverse witnesses to a text.

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Etymology

Etymology tree English eclectic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English eclecticism From eclectic + -ism.

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Questions

What does eclecticism mean?
The quality of being eclectic.
Where does eclecticism come from?
Etymology tree English eclectic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English eclecticism From eclectic + -ism.

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