Preindustrial Meaning
/ˈpriˌɪˈndʌstriəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or relating to the period before the Industrial Revolution and the global industrialisation that followed.
adjNot yet industrialized.
Sentence Examples
Life was much more difficult in the preindustrial world.
They are comparing preindustrial societies with modern ones.
Life was very different in the preindustrial era.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Before factories, the region had a ____ society that relied on manual labor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In ____ societies, most people lived in rural areas and worked in agriculture or craft production.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English industrial English preindustrial From pre- + industrial.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Civilization has already exceeded a global warming of ~1.0◦C above pre-industrial conditions[.]"
— 2021 January 13, Corey J.A. Bradshaw et al., “Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future”, in Frontiers in Conservation Science:
"At last year’s summit in Glasgow, countries agreed to focus on limiting global temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, but recent UN reports have shown that current policies would raise temperatures by about 2.5C."
— 2022 November 4, Fiona Harvey, “UN chief warns ‘we will be doomed’ without historic climate pact”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Before factories, the region had a ____ society that relied on manual labor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In ____ societies, most people lived in rural areas and worked in agriculture or craft production.