postindustrial

[ pohst-in-duhs-tree-uhl ]

/ ˌpoʊst ɪnˈdʌs tri əl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.

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Origin of postindustrial

post- + industrial

How to use postindustrial in a sentence

Who among Scalise's constituents could possibly care if he supported naming a post office for a black judge who died in 1988?
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Her post-crown fame, though, only further begs the question: Why has there not been another Jewish Miss America since 1945?
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Women are more likely to recover sooner from birth and less likely to experience post-partum depression.
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Another set of hackers that goes by the name the Lizard Squad told the Washington Post that they helped with the Sony hack.
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In the wake of this turmoil, the New York Post reported that the police had stopped policing.
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I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The Café tender was asleep in his chair; the porter had gone off; the sentinel alone kept awake on his post.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Harry had no further adventures in reaching Fulton, and at once reported to Captain Duffield, who was in command of the post.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
This, of course, I always gave to the guide to use in sending the letter when he got to the trading-post.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman

British Dictionary definitions for postindustrial

postindustrial

/ (ˌpəʊstɪnˈdʌstrɪəl) /

adjective

characteristic of, relating to, or denoting work or a society that is no longer based on heavy industry

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