instrumental role

Definitions of instrumental role
  1. noun
    the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
    synonyms: instrument
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    type of:
    participant role, semantic role
    (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
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