Industry Definition
ĭndə-strē
industries
noun
industries
A sector of an economy.
The advertising industry.
American Heritage
The application of this.
Webster's New World
Earnest, steady effort; constant diligence in or application to work.
Webster's New World
Any particular branch of productive, esp. manufacturing, enterprise.
The paper industry.
Webster's New World
Skill or cleverness.
Webster's New World
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industriesOrigin of Industry
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From Old French industrie, from Latin industria (“diligence, activity, industry”), from industrius (“diligent, active, zealous”), from Old Latin indostruus (“diligent, active”); origin unknown. Perhaps from indu (“in”) + ūst-, ūstr-, stem of ūrō (“burn, burn up, consume”, verb), related to Old High German ūstrī (“industry”), Old English andūstrian (“to hate, detest”, literally “to be consumed with zeal”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English industrie skill from Old French from Latin industria diligence from feminine of industrius diligent ster-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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