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meth·od·ol·o·gy

methodology

pronunciation:
me th da l ji
part of speech: noun
inflections: methodologies
definition 1: a body of methods, principles, and rules used for a specific activity or branch of knowledge.
The math teachers are using a new methodology in their classes this year.
definition 2: the study of the organization of the sciences and the methods of scientific inquiry.
derivations: methodological (adj.), methodologically (adv.), methodologist (n.)