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light industry
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(Definition of light industry noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- deindustrialization noun
- heavy industry noun
- industrial adjective
- industrialization noun
- industrialize verb
- industrialized adjective
- industry-wide adjective, adverb
- just-in-time adjective
- manufacture noun
- manufacture verb (PRODUCE)
- manufacturing noun
- mass-produce verb
- plastic noun (SUBSTANCE)
- quality control noun
- raw adjective (NOT PROCESSED)
- smokestack industry noun
- synthetic adjective
- trade noun (BUSINESS)
- vulcanized adjective
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