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The rest is magnificent […]", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals." ], "links": [ [ "music", "music" ], [ "composition", "composition" ], [ "lyrics", "lyrics" ], [ "sing", "sing" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(music) A composition written or performed without lyrics or singing, using a lead instrument to replace vocals." ], "topics": [ "entertainment", "lifestyle", "music" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/" }, { "ipa": "/ɪnstɹʊˈmɛntəl/" }, { "audio": "en-us-instrumental.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3f/En-us-instrumental.ogg/En-us-instrumental.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/En-us-instrumental.ogg" }, { "rhymes": "-ɛntəl" } ], "translations": [ { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "tags": [ "instrumental", "masculine" ], "word": "инструментал" }, { "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "器樂" }, { "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "hei³ ngok⁶", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "器乐" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "器樂" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "qìyuè", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "器乐" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "instrumentálka" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "instrumentaal" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "instrumentaali" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "instrumentaalikappale" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "soitinsävellys" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "instrumentale" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "musique instrumentale" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "insuturumentaru", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "インストゥルメンタル" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "insuto", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "インスト" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kigakukyoku", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "器楽曲" }, { "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "giak", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "word": "기악" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "composition without lyrics", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "instrumental" } ], "wikipedia": [ "instrumental", "instrumental (disambiguation)" ], "word": "instrumental" }
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