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Definition of methodology noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

methodology

noun
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/ˌmeθəˈdɒlədʒi/
 
/ˌmeθəˈdɑːlədʒi/
(plural methodologies)
[countable, uncountable] (formal)
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  1. a set of methods and principles used to perform a particular activity
    • recent changes in the methodology of language teaching
    • research methodologies
    Extra Examples
    • Different people adopt different methodologies.
    • Police methodologies have been questioned in recent years.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMethodology is used after these nouns:
    • research
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    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from modern Latin methodologia or French méthodologie.
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