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   instrumental

   /ˌɪnstrʊˈmɛntl/

   adjective

   • 1. serving as a means of pursuing an aim or policy: "the Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation"
   • ▪ relating to something's function as a means to an end: "a very instrumental view of education and how it relates to their needs"
   • 2. (of music) performed on instruments, with no vocals: "a largely instrumental piece"
   • ▪ relating to musical instruments: "brilliance of instrumental colour"
   • 3. relating to an implement or measuring device: "instrumental error"
   • 4. denoting or relating to a case of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating a means or instrument.

   noun

   • 1. a piece of (usually non-classical) music performed by instruments, with no vocals: "the opening tune is an instrumental"
   • 2. the instrumental case.
   • ▪ a noun in the instrumental case.

   Derivatives

   • 1. instrumentally adverb

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