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Noun: instrumental role
  1. The semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
    - instrument

Derived forms: instrumental roles

Type of: participant role, semantic role

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instrument flying
instrument landing
instrument landing system
instrument of execution
instrument of punishment
instrument of torture
instrument panel
instrumental
instrumental conditioning
instrumental music
instrumental role
instrumentalism
instrumentalist
instrumentality
instrumentally
instrumentate
instrumentation
insubordinate
insubordination
insubstantial
insubstantiality