method
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέθοδος (methodos, “pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, system”), from μετά (meta, “after”) + ὁδός (hodos, “way, motion, journey”).
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method (plural methods)
- A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
- A type of theatrical acting wherein the actor utilizes his personal emotions from personal experience to portray a scripted scene.
- (programming) In object-oriented languages, a subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
- (slang) Marijuana.
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