Meaning

noun a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

noun a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

noun (music) the presentation of a musical theme

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- 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.

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