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postindustrial definition

post·in·dus·tri·al (-in dustrē əl)

adjective

designating or of a society in which the economic base has shifted from heavy industry to service industries, technology, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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