instrumental

Betekenis (English)

Adj

1. Essential or central; of great importance or relevance.
2. Serving as an instrument, medium, means, or agency.
3. Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).
4. Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally corresponding to the English use of prepositions such as by, with, through, or by means of with the objective case.

Noun

1. The instrumental case.
2. A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals.

Synonyms

ergative

with

useful

instrumental case

implemental

subservient

helpful

by means of

about

ablative

mechanical

contributory

productive

serviceable

tool

organic

effective

efficient

conducive

causal

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle English: instrumental

In summary

From Middle English instrumental, instrumentale, from Medieval Latin īnstrūmentālis.

Sinne

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