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meth⋅od

  [meth-uhd]
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–noun
1. a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, esp. in accordance with a definite plan: There are three possible methods of repairing this motor.
2. a manner or mode of procedure, esp. an orderly, logical, or systematic way of instruction, inquiry, investigation, experiment, presentation, etc.: the empirical method of inquiry.
3. order or system in doing anything: to work with method.
4. orderly or systematic arrangement, sequence, or the like.
5. the Method. Also called Stanislavski Method, Stanislavski System. a theory and technique of acting in which the performer identifies with the character to be portrayed and renders the part in a naturalistic, nondeclamatory, and highly individualized manner.
–adjective
6. (usually initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or employing the Method: a Method actor; Method acting.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME: medical procedure < L methodus < Gk méthodos systematic course, equiv. to met- meta- + hodós way, road

Related forms:
meth⋅od⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1, 2. means, technique. Method, mode, way imply a manner in which a thing is done or in which it happens. Method refers to a settled kind of procedure, usually according to a definite, established, logical, or systematic plan: the open-hearth method of making steel; one method of solving a problem. Mode is a more formal word that implies a customary or characteristic fashion of doing something: Kangaroos have a peculiar mode of carrying their young. Way, a word in popular use for the general idea, is equivalent to various more specific words: someone's way (manner) of walking; the best way (method) of rapid calculating; the way (mode) of holding a pen. 4. disposition.
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Word Origin & History

method 
1541, from M.Fr. methode, from L. methodus "way of teaching or going," from Gk. methodus "scientific inquiry, method of inquiry," originally "pursuit, following after," from meta- "after" (see meta-) + hodos "a traveling, way" (see cede). In ref. to a theory of acting associated with Rus. director Konstantin Stanislavsky, it is attested from 1923. Methodology is attested from 1800.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: meth·od
Pronunciation: 'meth-&d
Function: noun
: a procedure or process for attaining an object: as a : a systematicprocedure, technique, or mode of inquiry employed by or proper to a particular discipline —see SCIENTIFIC METHOD b : a way, technique, or process of or for doing something
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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method meth·od (měth'əd)
n.

  1. A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something.

  2. Orderly arrangement of parts or steps to accomplish an end.

  3. The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge.

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