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industrialism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The socioeconomic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: economy, economic system

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English industrial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English industrialism From industrial + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: індустрыялі́зм (industryjalízm) — socio-economic system
  • Bulgarian: индустриализъм (industrializǎm) — socio-economic system
  • Catalan: industrialisme — socio-economic system
  • Finnish: industrialismi — socio-economic system
  • French: industrialisme — socio-economic system
  • Galician: industrialismo — socio-economic system
  • German: Industrialismus — socio-economic system
  • Italian: industrialismo — socio-economic system
  • Malay: industrialisme — socio-economic system
  • Polish: industrializm — socio-economic system
  • Portuguese: industrialismo — socio-economic system
  • Romanian: industrialism — socio-economic system
  • Russian: индустриали́зм (industrialízm) — socio-economic system
  • Spanish: industrialismo — socio-economic system
  • Swedish: industrialism — socio-economic system
  • Ukrainian: індустріалі́зм (industrialízm) — socio-economic system