Meaning

3 senses
  1. The instrumental case.

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

  3. A pause in the vocals of a song, usually occurring midway through, in which a musical instrument replaces the vocals.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. I like vocal music better than instrumental music.

    Я більше люблю вокальну музику, ніж інструментальну. — anastasishko

  2. I like instrumental music.

    Я люблю інструментальну музику. — deniko

    ruЛюблю инструментальную музыку. — redscorp

    deIch mag Instrumentalmusik. — xtofu80

  3. He plans to record an instrumental album.

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  4. He was greatly instrumental in making Japan understood.

  5. Beethoven's instrumental music invites us to contemplate a landscape gigantic beyond measure.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

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

From Middle English instrumental, instrumentale, from Medieval Latin īnstrūmentālis, equivalent to instrument + -al.

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