instrumental — meaning in English
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English meaning
- instrumental adj Playing a key or essential role in making something happen.
Senses
instrumental is used for these senses in English:
- instrumental (music) A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals.
- instrumental case (grammar) A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Tamil, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German.
instrumental — full definition
- adj Playing a key or essential role in making something happen.
- adj Involving or written for musical instruments rather than voice.
- noun A piece of music performed without vocals.