Online English Dictionary

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"

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

6. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

7. a document showing credits and debits

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