Wordiyomethod
GreekVariants
methodmethodos
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Greek methodos, literally 'pursuit after' — from meta (after) + hodos (way, road). Denotes a systematic way of doing things. The family is small but high-frequency: method, methodical, methodology. The underlying image is of following a path to a goal.
Associated Words
method
a systematic way of doing something
NGSL 1kIELTSA2
methodical
Organized and systematic in approach or behavior
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methodically
In a systematic and orderly way
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methodology
A system of methods used in a particular field; the study of such methods
TOEFLB1
methods
Systematic ways or procedures for doing something
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