statement : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: statement	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for statement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
statement n 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" a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" Synonym(s): argument, statement (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata" a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" the act of affirming or asserting or stating something Synonym(s): affirmation, assertion, statement (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program Synonym(s): instruction, command, statement, program line a document showing credits and debits Synonym(s): statement, financial statement
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. [bd]Admirable perspicuity of statement![b8] --Brougham.