unit vs instrumentality

instrumentality vs unit

unit and instrumentality both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unit	Yes	No	No	No
instrumentality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, instrumentality is a hyponym of unit; that is, instrumentality is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unit:

unit: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
instrumentality: a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose

Other hyponyms of unit include klavern, administrative body, administrative unit, company, family, home, house, household, menage, general delivery, poste restante, ICU, intensive care unit, member, force, military force, military group, military unit, task force, squad, team, den, crew, gang, work party, combination, crew, scout group, scout troop, troop, outfit, fifth column, Trojan horse, political entity, political unit, side, working group, working party.

unit (noun)	instrumentality (noun)
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
a single undivided whole	the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group	a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose
a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole

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