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post-industrial

adjective
 
 
/ˌpəʊst.ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/ US  /ˌpoʊst-/

Definition

belonging or relating to an economy that is no longer based on heavy industry, such as the making of large machines: Service industries such as tourism have become more important in the post-industrial age.Economics and the state of the economy
(Definition of post-industrial adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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