adj
Meaning 1
Decisive.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Decisive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A declaration or remark.
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noun
A presentation of opinion or position.
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noun
A document that summarizes financial activity.
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Topics: business, finance
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noun
An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK, a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
a document showing credits and debits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: financial statement
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Broader terms: commercial document, commercial instrument
Narrower terms: bank statement, bill, account, invoice, accounting, account statement, income statement, earnings report, operating statement, profit-and-loss statement
noun
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: instruction, command, program line
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Broader terms: code, computer code
Narrower terms: call, command line, link, macro, macro instruction, system error, toggle
noun
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: argument
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: evidence
Narrower terms: proof, counterargument, pro, con, case, clincher, determiner, determining factor, adducing, last word, specious argument
noun
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: message, content, subject matter, substance
Narrower terms: summary, sum-up, pleading, amendment, thing, truth, true statement, description, verbal description, declaration, announcement, proclamation, annunciation, Bill of Rights, formula, mathematical statement, bid, bidding, word, explanation, account, explicandum, explanandum, explanans, value statement, representation, solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent, reply, response, promulgation, prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication, proposition, quotation, falsehood, falsity, untruth, understatement, reservation, qualification, cautious statement, comment, commentary, remark, input, rhetorical question, misstatement, restatement, agreement, understanding, condition, term, estimate, chemical formula, assurance, recital, negation
noun
a nonverbal message
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: message, content, subject matter, substance
noun
(music) the presentation of a musical theme
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
Narrower terms: augmentation, diminution
noun
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: affirmation, assertion
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Broader terms: speech act
Narrower terms: say-so
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English statement From state + -ment.
Back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented.
Across languages
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