: a device (such as a violin, piano, or flute) used to make music
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Barbers, tailors, grocers, and bakers would often keep a musical instrument handy to pass the time when there were no customers.—Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026 Activities such as knitting, drawing, writing or playing a musical instrument all engage different parts of the brain.—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026 Most of the Art Institute’s antiquities, silver objects, and musical instrument collections were still in storage, but the trustees had placed statuary, paintings, and other items in the halls.—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 Nearby is some storage for the owner's large musical instrument collection, a home office area with a desk/dining table, and space for seating.—Adam Williams
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for musical instrument