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industry

in·dus·try [ índəstree ] (plural in·dus·tries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. large-scale production: organized economic activity connected with the production, manufacture, or construction of a particular product or range of products

2. widespread activity: an activity that many people are involved in, especially one that has become commercialized or standardized
the counseling industry

3. hard work: diligent hard work ( formal or literary )

[15th century. Directly or via French< Latin industria "diligence" < industrius "diligent"]
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