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Meaning of 'instrumental' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Instrumental [ a.]
- Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business.
- Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music.
- 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.

Meaning of 'instrumental' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . instrumental [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments
Example in sentence:
  • an instrumental ensemble;
  • instrumental compositions
2 . instrumental [ s]
Meaning (2):
- serving or acting as a means or aid
Example in sentence:
  • instrumental in solving the crime

Nearby Words:

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