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modes of production

modes of production is the plural of mode of production.

Meaning of mode of production

Noun

mode of production (plural modes of production)

  1. (Marxism) A combination of productive forces such as labour power and means of production, and social and technical relations of production such as property, power, laws and regulations, etc.
    • The wealth of those societies in which the capitalist mode of production prevails, presents itself as “an immense accumulation of commodities,” its unit being a single commodity.1887, Karl Marx, translated by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling, edited by Frederick [i.e., Friedrich] Engels, Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production: Translated from the Third German...
    Synonyms:
    MOP

Questions about modes of production

What is modes of production the plural of?
Modes of production is the plural of mode of production.

Words near modes of production in the dictionary

  1. moderns
  2. moderns up
  3. moders
  4. modes
  5. modes of discourse
  6. modes of production
  7. modes of thought
  8. modes of transport
  9. Modesitt
  10. Modesitts
  11. modest

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