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instrumental — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • instrumental adj Playing a key or essential role in making something happen.
  • toolkit noun A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
  • toolset noun A collection of tools; a toolkit.

Senses

instrumental is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • toolkit A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
  • toolset A collection of tools; a toolkit.

instrumental — full definition

  1. adj Playing a key or essential role in making something happen.
  2. adj Involving or written for musical instruments rather than voice.
  3. noun A piece of music performed without vocals.

toolkit — full definition

  1. noun A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
  2. noun A set of personal abilities, skills, or resources to draw on.
  3. noun A set of software tools or components.
  4. noun A set of guidelines or instructions.

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