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methodology

noun · 5 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.əˈdɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
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  • General-American: /ˌmɛθ.əˈdɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
  • General-American: /ˌmɛθ.ɪˈdɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒi/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M EH2 TH AH0 D AA1 L AH0 JH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The study of methods used in a field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • research methodology

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • agile methodology

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: technique, means, procedure

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The implementation of such methods etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the system of methods followed in a particular discipline

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: method

Narrower terms: scientific method

5

noun

Meaning 5

the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: methodological analysis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: epistemology

History

Etymology

From French méthodologie. By surface analysis, method + -ology.

Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَنْهَج (manhaj) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Armenian: մեթոդաբանություն (metʻodabanutʻyun) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Bengali: প্রণালীবিদ্যা (pronalibidda) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Catalan: metodologia — the study of methods used in a field
  • Chinese Mandarin: 方法論 /方法论 (fāngfǎlùn) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Czech: metodologie — the study of methods used in a field
  • Danish: metodologi — the study of methods used in a field
  • Dutch: methodologie — the study of methods used in a field
  • Finnish: menetelmäoppi — the study of methods used in a field
  • French: méthodologie — the study of methods used in a field
  • Galician: metodoloxía — the study of methods used in a field
  • Georgian: მეთოდიკა (metodiḳa) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Georgian: მეთოდოლოგია (metodologia) — the study of methods used in a field
  • German: Methodologie — the study of methods used in a field
  • German: Methodik — the study of methods used in a field
  • Greek: μεθοδολογία (methodología) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Hungarian: módszertan — the study of methods used in a field
  • Indonesian: metodologi — the study of methods used in a field
  • Irish: modheolaíocht — the study of methods used in a field
  • Italian: metodologia — the study of methods used in a field
  • Japanese: 方法論 (hōhōron) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Kazakh: әдіснама (ädısnama) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Kazakh: әдістеме (ädısteme) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Korean: 방법론 (bangbeomnon) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Malay: perkaedahan — the study of methods used in a field
  • Malay: metodologi — the study of methods used in a field
  • Norwegian Bokmål: metodikk — the study of methods used in a field
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: metodikk — the study of methods used in a field
  • Persian: روششناسی (raveš-šenâsi) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Polish: metodologia — the study of methods used in a field
  • Portuguese: metodologia — the study of methods used in a field
  • Romanian: metodologie — the study of methods used in a field
  • Russian: методоло́гия (metodológija) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Russian: мето́дика (metódika) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Spanish: metodología — the study of methods used in a field
  • Ukrainian: методоло́гія (metodolóhija) — the study of methods used in a field
  • Volapük: metodav — the study of methods used in a field
  • Catalan: metodologia — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Czech: metodika — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Danish: metodik — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Dutch: methodologie — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Finnish: metodologia — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • French: méthodologie — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Georgian: მეთოდოლოგია (metodologia) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • German: Methodologie — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • German: Methodik — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Greek: μεθοδολογία (methodología) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Hindi: कार्यपद्धति (kāryapaddhati) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Hindi: कार्यविधि (kāryavidhi) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Hindi: कार्यप्रणाली (kāryapraṇālī) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Irish: modheolaíocht — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Japanese: 手順 (tejun) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Japanese: 方法 (hōhō) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Japanese: 手法 (shuhō) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Polish: metodyka — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Portuguese: metodologia — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Romanian: metodologie — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Russian: мето́дика (metódika) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Spanish: metodología — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Ukrainian: методоло́гія (metodolóhija) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Yiddish: מעטאָדיק (metodik) — a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
  • Finnish: menetelmä — the implementation of such methods etc.
  • Japanese: 方法 (hōhō) — the implementation of such methods etc.
  • Japanese: 手法 (shuhō) — the implementation of such methods etc.
  • Portuguese: metodologia — the implementation of such methods etc.
Real reading context

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