eclectic collection

collocation in English

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eclectic
adjective
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/ekˈlek.tɪk/us
/ekˈlek.tɪk/
Methods, beliefs, ideas, etc. that are eclectic combine whatever seem the best or most useful things from many different areas or systems, rather than following a ...
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collection
noun
uk
/kəˈlek.ʃən/us
/kəˈlek.ʃən/
a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in ...
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This is, as the back cover blurb proclaims, an 'eclecticcollection'.
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Described by the editors as an 'eclecticcollectionof essays ', the book describes how telemedicine is being used in psychiatry and mental health services.
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Historically and geographically, this is aneclecticcollection.
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It is aneclecticcollection, perhaps appropriate to the protean character of the central concept.
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This is aneclecticcollectionof essays, well worth recommending to students working in the area, but one that is anxious not to revisit overfamiliar territory.
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The single-family neighborhood has a moreeclecticcollectionof dwellings.
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It contained aneclecticcollectionof artefacts, with a particularly comprehensive of seashells.
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The building is red and white brick and dressed limestone and features aneclecticcollectionof classical architectural elements.
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Here he keeps his own collection of magical tomes and lore, along with an extensive andeclecticcollectionof bric-a-brac useful in making potions.
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The villa houses aneclecticcollectionof art from all around the world gathered and put together by the family who previously owned the property.
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The displays include items from a large andeclecticcollection; from archaeological artefacts to nationally important artworks by local artists and an extensive costume collection.
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The used book and record shops sport aneclecticcollectiondue to trade with generations of budget travellers the world over.
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Thiseclecticcollectionof musical styles, together with his hits, became the basis of his live sets ever since.
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Aneclecticcollectionof larger items of industrial archeology is in the grounds.
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Buffalo has several specialty import/grocery stores in old ethnic neighborhoods, and is home to aneclecticcollectionof cafes and restaurants that serve adventurous, cosmopolitan fare.
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It also has large and eclectic collections of zoological, botanical and geological material, as well as fine and decorative arts collections.
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They were eclectic collections country and soul ballads, blues tunes, and updated versions of earlier recordings.
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