Methodological Meaning
/ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, pertaining to, or using methodology or a methodology.
Sentence Examples
Here the authors touch on the central methodological issue.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ flaw in the study made the results unreliable because they used a biased sample.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researcher's ____ rigorous study was highly praised for its sound logic and comprehensive data collection techniques.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English methodology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English methodological From methodology + -ical.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"No single study will ever be able to overcome any and all methodological limitations."
— 2006, Paul D. Hastings, Johanna Vyncke, Caroline Sullivan, Kelly E. McShane, Michael Benibgui, William Utendale, Children's Development of Social Competence Across Family Types:
"The value of pedagogical material informed by objective methodological procedures developed in corpus linguistics is widely recognized."
— 2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Advancing disciplinary literacy through English for academic purposes: Discipline-specific wordlists, collocations and word families for eight secondary subjects”, in Journal of English for Academic Purposes, volume 35, →DOI, page 106:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ flaw in the study made the results unreliable because they used a biased sample.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researcher's ____ rigorous study was highly praised for its sound logic and comprehensive data collection techniques.