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tertiary adjective ( SERVICE )
/ˈtɜː.ʃər.i/
/ˈtɝː.ʃi.er-/ adj Definition
[before noun] specialized describes an industry that provides a service and is not involved with getting the materials with which products are made, or with making products
(Definition of tertiary adjective (SERVICE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- deindustrialization
- heavy industry
- industrial
- industrialization
- industrialize
- industrialized
- industry n (PRODUCTION)
- industry n (TYPE OF WORK)
- industrywide
- light industry
- manufacture v (PRODUCE)
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- manufacturing
- mass-produce
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- prefabricated
- quality control
- raw
- smokestack industry
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