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Word: instrumental
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Meaning:
Adjective:
- Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central.
- grammar Applied to a case expressing means or agency?and is generally indicated in English by '''by''' or '''with''' with the objective; 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. It continues to be used in Slavic languages.
- music Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, especially a musical instrument; as, '''instrumental''' music, distinguished from '''vocal''' music.
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Noun:
- countable|music A composition without lyrics.
- uncountable|grammar The instrumental case.
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