Note: in AM, usually use 'preindustrial'
Pre-industrial refers to the time before machines were introduced to produce goods on a large scale.
...the transition from ~ to industrial society.
ADJ: ADJ n
Note: in AM, usually use 'preindustrial'
Pre-industrial refers to the time before machines were introduced to produce goods on a large scale.
...the transition from ~ to industrial society.
ADJ: ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012