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Definition of post-industrial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

post-industrial

adjective
 
/ˌpəʊst ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
 
/ˌpəʊst ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of a place or society) no longer relying on heavy industry (= the production of steel, large machines, etc.)
    • the importance of information technology in post-industrial societies
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPost-industrial is used with these nouns:
    • society
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