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method definition

method (met̸h′əd)

noun

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

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

adjective

using the Method
method Idioms

the Method

a realistic style of acting in which the actor strives for close personal identification with the role being played

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