Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (7)
1. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc;
- Example: "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
2. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true;
- Example: "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
[syn: argument, statement]
3. (music) the presentation of a musical theme;
- Example: "the initial statement of the sonata"
4. a nonverbal message;
- Example: "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"
- Example: "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"
5. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something;
[syn: affirmation, assertion, statement]
6. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program;
[syn: instruction, command, statement, program line]
7. a document showing credits and debits;
[syn: statement, financial statement]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Statement \State"ment\ (st[=a]t"ment), n. 1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or on paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital. "Admirable perspicuity of statement." --Brougham. [1913 Webster]Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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