INSTRUMENTAL ROLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process

Synonyms:

instrument; instrumental role

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("instrumental role" is a kind of...):

participant role; semantic role ((linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause)

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