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statement.

A declaration or remark.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsteɪtmənt/General-American

  1. A declaration or remark.

    make a statement
    publish a statement

  2. A presentation of opinion or position.

  3. A document that summarizes financial activity.

    a bank statement

  4. An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.

Where this word comes from

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.

adj/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsteɪtmənt/General-American

  1. Decisive.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsteɪtmənt/General-American

  1. To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK, a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented.

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