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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The complex of radical socioeconomic changes, such as the ones that took place in England in the late 1700s, that are brought about when extensive mechanization of production systems results in a shift from home-based hand manufacturing to large-scale factory production.
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October 1, 2008