"instrumentality" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtælɪti/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-instrumentality.wav Forms: instrumentalities [plural]
Rhymes: -ælɪti Etymology: From instrumental + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|instrumental|ity}} instrumental + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} instrumentality (countable and uncountable, plural instrumentalities)
  1. (uncountable) The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose. Tags: uncountable Translations (instrumentality of crime (criminal asset)): Tatmittel [neuter] (German), Tatwerkzeug [neuter] (German) Translations (quality or condition of being instrumental): Hilfe [feminine] (German), Hilfestellung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-instrumentality-en-noun-kmLPnQHg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 42 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 63 26 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 19 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 23 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 18 9 Disambiguation of 'instrumentality of crime (criminal asset)': 54 36 10 Disambiguation of 'quality or condition of being instrumental': 83 15 1
  2. (countable) Something that is instrumental; an instrument. Tags: countable Translations (something that is instrumental; an instrument): Intrumentalität [feminine] (German), Werkzeug [neuter] (German), Instrumentarium [neuter] (German), Mittel [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-instrumentality-en-noun-Q6Exp8~R Disambiguation of 'something that is instrumental; an instrument': 11 88 1
  3. (countable, law) A governmental organ with a specific purpose. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Law Translations (governmental organ): Ausführungsorgan [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-instrumentality-en-noun-yZPhhZhE Topics: law Disambiguation of 'governmental organ': 4 3 93

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