English

Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέθοδο� (methodos) "pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, system", from με�ά, μέθ- (metα,
meth-) "in the midst of, among, between, in common, along with, by aid of" + οδ�� (odos) "way, motion, journey".

Pronunciation
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IPA| /'m�θ�d/

Noun
en-noun

1. A process by which a task is completed; a routine.
2. The study of a specific field of inquiry
3. A type of theatrical acting wherein the method actor utilizes his personal emotions from personal experience to portray a scripted scene
4. complang In object-oriented languages, a subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
5. Marijuana.

Translations

Chinese: �� (f�ngf�)
Czech: metoda f
Dutch: methode f
Esperanto: metodo
Finnish: metodi
French: méthode f
German: Art und Weise (1), Methode f (1,2)
Greek: μέθοδο� (methodos)
Hebrew: �ת��� (metoda) f
mid
Italian: metodo m
Japanese: �� (h�h�), �� (h�siki)
Latin: via
Portuguese: método m
Spanish: método m
Swedish: metod c
Telugu: పద�ధతి (paddhati)

Related terms
methodical
methodology
scientific method

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