preindustrial

CEFRB2

/ˈpriˌɪˈndʌstriəl/

adjective

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At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meaning

Of or relating to the period before the Industrial Revolution and the global industrialisation that followed.

In context

They are comparing preindustrial societies with modern ones.
a preindustrial nation
Civilization has already exceeded a global warming of ~1.0◦C above pre-industrial conditions[.]

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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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From pre- + industrial.