Eclectic

New Word A Day

Eclectic

Pronounced:
< ee-kleck-tick >

It means:
Selected from many sources. Using the best things from different systems.

Daily use:
Your email was very eclectic. It contained information from many various websites.

Memory trick:

eclectic

ecl (sounds like) = eek

ectic (rhymes with) = hectic

eek + hectic = eek! It's so hectic!

Eek! We feel hectic when there are so many sources.

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