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industrialism
noun in·dus·tri·al·ism \in-ˈdəs-trē-ə-ˌli-zəm\
: a social system in which industry and factories are the basis of a country's economy
Full Definition of INDUSTRIALISM
: social organization in which industries and especially large-scale industries are dominant
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First Known Use of INDUSTRIALISM
1831
Rhymes with INDUSTRIALISM
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