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According to WordNet, the noun "instrument" has 6 sense(s).

106479665 (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right.

103800933 any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds.

100173761 the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease".

103574816 a device that requires skill for proper use.

110209616 a person used by another to gain an end.

106332731 the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process.

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