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in·dus·tri·al·ism
(ĭn-dŭs′trē-ə-lĭz′əm)n.
An economic and social system based on the development of large-scale industries and marked by the production of large quantities of inexpensive manufactured goods and the concentration of employment in urban factories.
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industrialism
(ɪnˈdʌstrɪəˌlɪzəm)n
(Sociology) an organization of society characterized by large-scale mechanized manufacturing industry rather than trade, farming, etc
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in•dus•tri•al•ism
(ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlɪz əm)n.
the economic organization of a society built largely on mechanized industry.
[1825–35]
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industrialism
a system of social and economic organization based upon highly mechanized industry. — industrialist, n., adj.
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Noun | 1. | industrialism - an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship economic system, economy - the system of production and distribution and consumption |
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industrialism
n → Industrie f
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