Main Entry:

meth·od·ol·o·gy

Pronunciation:

\ˌme-thə-ˈdä-lə-jē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural meth·od·ol·o·gies

Etymology:

New Latin methodologia, from Latin methodus + -logia -logy

Date:

1800

1 : a body of methods, rules, and postulates employed by a discipline : a particular procedure or set of procedures 2 : the analysis of the principles or procedures of inquiry in a particular field