method

The definition of a method is a system or a way of doing something.

(noun)

An example of a method is a teacher’s way of cracking an egg in a cooking class.

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noun

a way of doing anything; mode; procedure; process; esp., a regular, orderly, definite procedure or way of teaching, investigating, etc.
regularity and orderliness in action, thought, or expression; system in doing things or handling ideas
regular, orderly arrangement

Origin: Fr méthode < L methodus < Gr methodos, a going after, pursuit, system < meta, after (see meta-) + hodos, a way (see -ode)

adjective

using the Method

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noun

A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something: a simple method for making a pie crust; mediation as a method of solving disputes. See Usage Note at methodology.
Orderly arrangement of parts or steps to accomplish an end: random efforts that lack method.
The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge: This field course gives an overview of archaeological method.
Method A technique of acting in which the actor recalls emotions and reactions from past experience and uses them in identifying with and individualizing the character being portrayed.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, medical procedure

Origin: , from Latin methodus, method

Origin: , from Greek methodos, pursuit, method

Origin: : meta-, beyond, after; see meta-

Origin: + hodos, way, journey

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