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instrumental - 4 dictionary results
in⋅stru⋅men⋅tal
[in-struh-men-tl]
–adjective
| 1. | serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful. |
| 2. | performed on or written for a musical instrument or instruments: instrumental music. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to an instrument or tool. |
| 4. | Grammar.
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–noun
| 5. | Grammar.
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| 6. | a musical composition played by an instrument or a group of instruments. Compare vocal (def. 8). |
Related forms:
in⋅stru⋅men⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. implemental, effectual, effective.
1. implemental, effectual, effective.
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Instrumental
In`stru*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. instrumental.]1. Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business. The head is not more native to the heart, The hand more instrumental to the mouth. --Shak. 2. (Mus.) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music. "He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship." --Macaulay. Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental sounds. --Dryden. 3. (Gram.) Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as, the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old English it was a separate case, but has disappeared, leaving only a few anomalous forms. Instrumental errors, those errors in instrumental measurements, etc., which arise, exclusively from want of mathematical accuracy in an instrument.
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Language Translation for : instrumental
Spanish:
instrumental,
German:
Instrumental-…,
Japanese:
器楽の
Main Entry: in·stru·men·tal
Pronunciation: "in(t)-str&-'ment-&l
Function: adjective
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