instrumental
The instrumental caseThe instrumental case.
» I like vocal music better than instrumental music.
Я більше люблю вокальну музику, ніж інструментальну.
Meaning
3 sensesThe instrumental case.
A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals.
A pause in the vocals of a song, usually occurring midway through, in which a musical instrument replaces the vocals.
Examples
13 sentencesI like vocal music better than instrumental music.
Я більше люблю вокальну музику, ніж інструментальну. — anastasishko
I like instrumental music.
Я люблю інструментальну музику. — deniko
ruЛюблю инструментальную музыку. — redscorp
deIch mag Instrumentalmusik. — xtofu80
He plans to record an instrumental album.
He was greatly instrumental in making Japan understood.
Beethoven's instrumental music invites us to contemplate a landscape gigantic beyond measure.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English instrumental, instrumentale, from Medieval Latin īnstrūmentālis, equivFrom Middle English instrumental, instrumentale, from Medieval Latin īnstrūmentālis, equivalent to instrument + -al.
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Forms
plural: instrumentals| Singular | instrumental |
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