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21method — meth|od [ meθəd ] noun count or uncount *** a way of doing something, especially a planned or established way: It was a handmade rug produced by traditional methods. Farming methods haven t changed here for decades. method of: We are trying to… …
22method — noun Etymology: Middle English, prescribed treatment, from Latin methodus, from Greek methodos, from meta + hodos way Date: 15th century 1. a procedure or process for attaining an object: as a. (1) a systematic procedure, technique, or mode of… …
23method — meth|od W1S1 [ˈmeθəd] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: methodus, from Greek methodos, from meta ( META ) + hodos way ] 1.) a planned way of doing something, especially one that a lot of people know about and use ▪ traditional teaching methods …
24method — noun 1 (C) a planned way of doing something, especially one that a lot of people know about and use: traditional teaching methods | I think we should try again using a different method. (+ of): There are several possible methods of payment. (+… …
25method — meth•od [[t]ˈmɛθ əd[/t]] n. 1) a procedure, technique, or planned way of doing something 2) order or system in doing anything: to work with method[/ex] 3) orderly or systematic arrangement, sequence, or the like 4) sbz the Method. Also called… …
26Method — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Path. < N PARAG:Method >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 method method way manner wise gait form mode fashion tone guise Sgm: N 1 modus operandi modus operandi MO …
27method — [[t]me̱θəd[/t]] ♦♦ methods N COUNT: oft N of n/ ing A method is a particular way of doing something. The pill is the most efficient method of birth control. ...new teaching methods... The usual method of getting through the Amsterdam traffic is… …
28method — [16] Method comes via French méthode and Latin methodus from Greek méthodos, which meant ‘pursuit’. It was a compound noun formed from the prefix metá ‘after’ and hodós ‘way, journey’ (found also in English episode, exodus, and period). ‘Pursuit’ …
29method — / meθəd/ noun a way of doing something ● They devised a new method of sending data. ● What is the best method of payment? ● His organising methods are out of date. ● Their manufacturing methods or production methods are among the most modern in… …
30method — The mode of operating, or the means of attaining an object. In patent law, engine and method mean the same thing, and may be the subject of a patent. Method, properly speaking, is only placing several things, or performing several operations, in… …
