Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preindustrial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: prein-dus-tri-al
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Not yet industrialized.

Example Sentences

"Civilization has already exceeded a global warming of ~1.0◦C above pre-industrial conditions[.]"
"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."
"a preindustrial nation"

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

pre-industrial (alternative)

Derived Forms

preindustrially

Questions

What does preindustrial mean?: Of or relating to the period before the Industrial Revolution and the global industrialization that followed.
Where does preindustrial come from?: 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.

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