15 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
noun a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose
noun the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
noun an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
originEtymology tree English instrumental Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English instrumentality From instrumental + -ity.
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