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Meaning of instrument

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  instrument
      n 1: a device that requires skill for proper use
      2: the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the
         instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new
         tools to fight disease" [syn: {instrument}, {tool}]
      3: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: {instrument},
         {pawn}, {cat's-paw}]
      4: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or
         grants some right [syn: {legal document}, {legal instrument},
         {official document}, {instrument}]
      5: the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the
         agent uses to perform an action or start a process [syn:
         {instrumental role}, {instrument}]
      6: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to
         produce musical tones or sounds [syn: {musical instrument},
         {instrument}]
      v 1: equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or
           controlling
      2: write an instrumental score for [syn: {instrument},
         {instrumentate}]
      3: address a legal document to

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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