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How to pronounce “instrumental

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Pronunciation guide for instrumental

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of instrumental with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity 9 minutes, 55 secondsand ultimately was instrumental -- if you'll pardon the pun --
Definition summary
Essential or central; of great importance or relevance.

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How to pronounce instrumental

Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity 9 minutes, 55 seconds

and ultimately was instrumental -- if you'll pardon the pun --

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “instrumental

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • Essential or central; of great importance or relevance.
  • Serving as an instrument, medium, means, or agency.
  • (music) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).
  • (music) A pause in the vocals of a song, usually occurring midway through, in which a musical instrument replaces the vocals.
  • (grammar) Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally corresponding to the English use of prepositions such as by, with, through, or by means of with the objective case.
  • [Noun]
  • (grammar) The instrumental case.
  • (music) A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals.

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