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statement |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Statement \State"ment\, n. 1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case. 2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital. ``Admirable perspicuity of statement!'' --Brougham. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: statement n 1: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc "according to his statement he was in London on that day" 2: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" [syn: {argument}] 3: (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata" 4: a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" 5: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn: {affirmation}, {assertion}] 6: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: {instruction}, {command}, {program line}] 7: a document showing credits and debits [syn: {financial statement}]
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