/ ˌmeθəˈdɒlədʒi; NAmE -ˈdɑːl-/ noun
( pl. -ies ) [ C , U ] ( formal ) a set of methods and principles used to perform a particular activity :
recent changes in the methodology of language teaching
► meth·odo·logic·al / ˌmeθədəˈlɒdʒɪkl; NAmE -ˈlɑːdʒ-/ adjective [ usually before noun ]:
methodological problems
► meth·odo·logic·al·ly / -kli/ adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from modern Latin methodologia or French méthodologie .