Meaning

noun a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

noun an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos)der. Latin methodusbor. Middle French methodebor. English method From Middle French methode, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek…

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