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| in·dus·try [ índəstree ] (plural in·dus·tries) |
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| Definition: |
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1. large-scale production: organized economic activity connected with the production, manufacture, or construction of a particular product or range of products
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2. widespread activity: an activity that many people are involved in, especially one that has become commercialized or standardized
  the counseling industry
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3. hard work: diligent hard work
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formal or literary
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< Latin industria "diligence" < industrius "diligent"] |
