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instrumentality noun

  /ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/
  • (countable, law) A governmental organ with a specific purpose.
 Ausführungsorgan
  • (uncountable) The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.
 Hilfe, Hilfestellung, Tatmittel, Tatwerkzeug
  • (countable) Something that is instrumental; an instrument.
 Instrumentarium, Intrumentalität, Mittel, Werkzeug

instrument noun

  /ˈɪnstɹəmənt/ , /ˈɪnstɹʊmənt/
  • A device used to produce music.
 Instrument, Musikinstrument
  • A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
 Instrument, Werkzeug
  • A measuring or displaying device.
 Instrument, Meßinstrument
  • (legal) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
 Dokument, Urkunde
  • (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
 Handlanger

instrumental adjective

  /ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/ , /ɪnstɹʊˈmɛntəl/
  • (music) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).
 instrumentell, Instrumentalis, instrumental
  • (grammar) 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.
 Instrumentalis, dienlich, entscheidend, förderlich, hilfreich

instrumentalize verb

  • (transitive) To make into an instrument for achieving a goal.
  • (music, transitive) To transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice
 instrumentalisieren
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