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non-instrumental

non--in·stru·men·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te in-struh-men-tl]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌɪn strəˈmɛn tl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te in-struh-men-tl]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌɪn strəˈmɛn tl/

Definitions of non-instrumental word

  • adjective non-instrumental serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful. 1
  • adjective non-instrumental performed on or written for a musical instrument or instruments: instrumental music. 1
  • adjective non-instrumental of or relating to an instrument or tool. 1
  • adjective non-instrumental Grammar. (in certain inflected languages, as Old English and Russian) noting or pertaining to a case having as its distinctive function the indication of means or agency, as Old English beseah blīthe andweitan “looked with a happy countenance.”. noting the affix or other element characteristic of this case, or a word containing such an element. similar to such a case form in function or meaning, as the Latin instrumental ablative, gladiō, “by means of a sword.”. (in case grammar) pertaining to the semantic role of a noun phrase that indicates the inanimate, nonvolitional, immediate cause of the action expressed by a verb, as the rock in The rock broke the window or in I broke the window with the rock. 1
  • noun non-instrumental Grammar. the instrumental case. a word in the instrumental case. a construction of similar meaning. 1
  • noun non-instrumental a musical composition played by an instrument or a group of instruments. Compare vocal (def 8). 1
See all 6 definitions of non-instrumental

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Origin of non-instrumental

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word instrūmentālis. See instrument, -al1

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Parts of speech for Non-instrumental

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-instrumental

non-instrumental popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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