musical instrument

noun

: a device (such as a violin, piano, or flute) used to make music

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The inspiration behind turning it into a musical instrument evolved from the poor insulation: the couple could hear their next-door neighbor rehearse through the walls while downstairs, and their co-resident could be heard hammering daily in his hardware store. Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 There are also three group categories for dance, musical instrument/bands, and vocal groups. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025 In this puzzle, the fiddle is not the musical instrument, but a type of fidgeting. Deb Amlen, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 The inmates also built wooden paddles and converted a musical instrument into a tool to inflate the raft. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for musical instrument

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“Musical instrument.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musical%20instrument. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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