méthode

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos, “pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, system”), from μετά (metá, “after”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way, motion, journey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.tɔd/

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Noun

méthode f (plural méthodes)

1. method
2. (object-oriented programming) method

Further reading

• “méthode” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).