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Instrumentality Common

Instrumentality has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose

"are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"

"he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement"

2

the quality of being instrumental for some purpose

3

an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

4

The quality or condition of being instrumental; serving a purpose, being useful.

See Also
governmental instrument purpose organ instrumental meanship negligent entrustment
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
unit utility artifact
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ceramic connection container conveyance device equipment furnishing hardware implement means system toiletry weaponry medium

Origin

This word comes from combining the root instrumental with the suffix -ity. It originally meant the state or quality of being an instrument.

Rhyming Words
ity pity mity city ality arity ility acity deity whity asity icity unity hoity laity amity osity inity egoity vomity
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