Precommercial

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Prior to commerce. not-comparable

    "Precommercial societies at first lacked any concept of ownership at all, and when a concept of ownership did develop it was predominantly communal."

Example

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"Precommercial societies at first lacked any concept of ownership at all, and when a concept of ownership did develop it was predominantly communal."

Etymology

From pre- + commercial.

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