μέθοδος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μετ᾽ (concerning pursuit) +‎ ὁδός (hodós, road, way), literally the way to follow.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μέθοδος (méthodosf (genitive μεθόδου); second declension

  1. following after, pursuit
  2. pursuit of knowledge, investigation, inquiry; hence, treatise
    1. mode of prosecuting such inquiry, method, system, plan
    2. doctrine
    3. “methodic” medicine
    4. (rhetoric) means
      1. means of recognizing
      2. mode of treating the subject-matter
  3. trick, ruse, stratagem

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Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos).

Noun

μέθοδος (méthodosf (plural μέθοδοι)

  1. method, system
    αναλυτική μέθοδοςanalytikí méthodosanalytical method
  2. fashion

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