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precapitalism

precapitalism noun: primitive systems of trade before the full development of capitalism.

Noun

precapitalism (uncountable)

  1. Primitive systems of trade before the full development of capitalism.
    • The state farm and its administration operated under a model of paternalism that had its roots in the Soviet belief that northern indigenous peoples were like naive children in the primitive state of precapitalism.2000, Anna M. Kerttula, Antler on the Sea, page 82

Origin of precapitalism

From pre- + capitalism.

Questions about precapitalism

What does precapitalism mean?
Precapitalism means primitive systems of trade before the full development of capitalism.
What part of speech is precapitalism?
Precapitalism is a noun.

Words near precapitalism in the dictionary

  1. precant
  2. precants
  3. precanyon
  4. precap
  5. precapillary
  6. precapitalism
  7. precapitalist
  8. precapitalistic
  9. precapitalists
  10. precapitulate
  11. precapitulated

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