Act and Instrument

Act

Act noun - A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.

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Instrument and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instrument" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Instrument noun - A written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something.

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Act and instrument are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Instrument".

good	good act	good instrument
musical	musical act	musical instrument
particular	particular act	particular instrument
similar	similar act	similar instrument
Other adjectives: common, certain, original, single, popular, actual, real, big, little, main, necessary, magic, new, solo, random.

The mid-19th century and onward harpsichord revival, despite popular myth, was not the revival of a forgotten instrument but an act of preserving an instrument that was in danger of falling into obscurity.

Source: Newer Than They Think
His first act was even transforming dozens of humans into a musical instrument, and the rest into a biological space probe.

Source: Comicbook / Supergod
The Japanese horror film Ju-on and its English remake The Grudge have the ghosts act as an instrument of a curse.

Source: Ghostly Goals

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