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protoindustrialization

pro·to·in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion [ prtō in dùstree əli záysh'n ]


noun 
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preliminary shift from agriculture to industry: the preliminary shift from an agricultural to an industrial economy, marked by the rapid spread of home-based manufacturing

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