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noninstrumental

adj

Etymology

From non- + instrumental.

  1. derived from īnstrūmentālis
  2. inherited from instrumental
  3. prefixed as noninstrumental — “non + instrumental”

Definitions

  1. Not instrumental

    • Nor do they ever concentrate long on clapping, foot-tapping or vocalism, even though hands, feet, speech and song are the most efficient noninstrumental human means of creating complex aural rhythm.
    • […] we are judging the moral quality of the individual herself in some more focused, noninstrumental, and seemingly more serious way.

The neighborhood

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