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Noun: industrialism  in'dús-tree-u,li-zum
  1. An economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship
    "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"

Derived forms: industrialisms

Type of: economic system, economy

Encyclopedia: Industrialism

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