industrialism
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tri noun
an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce.
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| an organization of society characterized by large-scale mechanized manufacturing industry rather than trade, farming, etc | |
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Industrialism
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They are the perfect representatives of the secular spirit of modern industrialism.
But the social tension due to the development of urban industrialism grew.
Covers modern issues, such as overpopulation and growing industrialism.
Cultures previous to globalized industrialism defined themselves by the narratives of their environment and their existence in it.
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