HyperDic: instrumental_role

English > 1 sense of the expression instrumental role:
NOUNcommunicationinstrumental role, instrumentthe semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
English > instrumental role: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process.
Synonyminstrument
Broadersemantic role, participant role(linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause

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