- statement - 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"
--1 is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
--1 has particulars:Derived form: verb state1 - argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
--2 is a kind of evidence
--2 has particulars:proof; counterargument; pro; con; case; clincher, determiner, determining factor; adducing; last word; specious argument Derived form: verb state2 - statement - (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"
--3 is a kind of theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
--3 has particulars: augmentation; diminution- statement - a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"
--4 is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
- affirmation, assertion, statement - the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
--5 is a kind of speech act
--5 has particulars: say-soDerived forms: verb state2, verb state1 - instruction, command, statement, program line - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
--6 is a kind of code, computer code
--6 is a part of program, programme, computer program, computer programme
--6 has particulars:call; command line; link; macro, macro instruction; system error; toggle - statement, financial statement - a document showing credits and debits
--7 is a kind of commercial document, commercial instrument
--7 has particulars:bank statement; bill, account, invoice; account, accounting, account statement; income statement, earnings report, operating statement, profit-and-loss statement - statement - a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"