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Definition of
tertiary industry noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
tertiary industry
noun
noun
(
also
service industry
)
[
uncountable
,
countable
]
(
economics
)
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the part of a country's economy that provides services
compare
primary industry
,
secondary industry
See
tertiary industry
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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tertiary industry
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terse
adjective
tertiary
adjective
tertiary industry
noun
TESL
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TESOL
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