Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postindustrial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
postin-dus-tri-al
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry becomes less important and the service and information industries become more important.

adj

Of or relating to a genre of music derived from industrial music but with electronic and rock influences.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English industrial English postindustrial From post- + industrial.

Inflected Forms

more postindustrial (comparative) most postindustrial (superlative)

Derived Forms

postindustrially

Frequently Paired Words

deindustrialization postindustrialization reindustrialization industrialized deindustrialized reindustrialized

Antonyms

preindustrial

Questions

What does postindustrial mean?
Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry becomes less important and the service and information industries become more important.
Where does postindustrial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English industrial English postindustrial From post- + industrial.

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