Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Musical instrument and device are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Musical instrument" with "Device", this terms are similar.
Musical instrument
Musical instrument noun - Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds.
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Synonyms for Musical instrument
Device and musical instrument are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun phrase "Musical instrument".
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An Establishing Character Moment for the rich obstructor, van Staten, who confers with the Ninth Doctor on an alien device that turns out to be a delicate musical instrument.
Source: Blind Shoulder Toss -
Really just about any kind of machine or device can be used as a musical instrument with some imagination and a little bit of work.
Source: Everything Is an Instrument - In Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, Melina's memories were uploaded into a device her father constructed and disguised as a musical instrument, so he could find a body that matches hers and create a Replacement Goldfish by erasing the conciousness of an innocent girl.
Source: Brain Uploading
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