Meaning of ecliptic

[Janet.]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #128 "Culinary delights", question 4

Indonesia has an ......... range of Japanese restaurants as Japan has long been the biggest investor in the country

(a) ecliptic
(b) ecstatic
(c) eclectic
(d) eccentric

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #128 "Culinary delights", answer 4

Indonesia has an eclectic range of Japanese restaurants as Japan has long been the biggest investor in the country

Correct answer: (c) eclectic
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what does ecliptic mean?

janet

[Mister Micawber]

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noun: the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun-- this makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator.
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[Kati Svaby]

Hello Mr. Micawber,

Eclectic adj. I used till now in the art about speaking a style. Here does it mean the 'eclectic range of Japanese restaurants' = selected range of...' ?

Many thanks.

[Mister Micawber]

No, 'consisting of many different types'.
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[Kati Svaby]

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Kati Svaby