First Known Use: 1800
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methodology
noun meth·od·ol·o·gy \ˌme-thə-ˈdä-lə-jē\
: a set of methods, rules, or ideas that are important in a science or art : a particular procedure or set of procedures
plural meth·od·ol·o·gies
Full Definition of METHODOLOGY
1
: a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline : a particular procedure or set of procedures
2
: the analysis of the principles or procedures of inquiry in a particular field
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Origin of METHODOLOGY
New Latin methodologia, from Latin methodus + -logia -logy
Rhymes with METHODOLOGY
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