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instrument n. a device that requires skill for proper use
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instrument n. [
tool] the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
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instrument n. [
pawn, cat's-paw] a person used by another to gain an end
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instrument v. equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
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instrument v. [
instrumentate] write an instrumental score for
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