Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methodological

/ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: method-olog-i-cal
IPA: /ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or using methodology or a methodology.

Example Sentences

"No single study will ever be able to overcome any and all methodological limitations."
"The value of pedagogical material informed by objective methodological procedures developed in corpus linguistics is widely recognized."

Etymology

Etymology tree English methodology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/
British English: /ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/

Inflected Forms

more methodological (comparative) most methodological (superlative)

Derived Forms

intermethodological methodologically multimethodological nonmethodological unmethodological

Frequently Paired Words

methodical methodic

Rhymes With

biological psychological logical technological geological ecological theological ideological archaeological physiological neurological chronological

Questions

How do you pronounce methodological?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/.
What does methodological mean?: Of, pertaining to, or using methodology or a methodology.
Where does methodological come from?: Etymology tree English methodology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

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