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methodological

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/
  • Australian: /ˌmeθ.ə.dəˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: M EH2 TH AH0 D AH0 L AA1 JH IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or using methodology or a methodology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to the methodology of some discipline

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • methodological errors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English methodology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English methodological From methodology + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: metodològic — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Czech: metodologický — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • French: méthodologique — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Galician: metodolóxico — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Georgian: მეთოდოლოგიური (metodologiuri) — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • German: methodologisch — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Hungarian: módszertani — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Italian: metodologico — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Polish: metodologiczny — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Portuguese: metodológico — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Romanian: metodologic — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Russian: методологи́ческий (metodologíčeskij) — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Spanish: metodológico — of, pertaining to, or using methodology
  • Volapük: metodavik — of, pertaining to, or using methodology