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instrumentlike

adj

Etymology

From instrument + -like.

  1. derived from īnstrūmentum
  2. derived from instrument
  3. inherited from instrument
  4. suffixed as instrumentlike — “instrument + like”

Definitions

  1. Like an instrument.

    • For nonmusicians, it’s a way to coax sounds — often programmed to stay on key no matter what note one actually plays — out of what may be the only instrumentlike device they ever pick up.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA