Definition and Statement

Definition

Definition noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.

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Statement and definition are semantically related in wording topic. In some cases you can use "Statement" instead a noun "Definition".

Statement noun - A record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due.

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Definition and statement are semantically related in wording topic. Sometimes you can use "Definition" instead a noun "Statement".

Nearby Words: state, stated, statute, stating

full	full definition	full statement
clear	clear definition	clear statement
exact	exact definition	exact statement
common	common definition	common statement
Other adjectives: specific, formal, certain, original, true, reasonable, accurate, simple, actual, ambiguous, personal, general, official, above, odd, latter, literal.

To show how meticulous his Rules Lawyering went: before issuing that statement, he requested a legal definition for every single word he might use, even the legal definition of "the".

Source: Rules Lawyer
No True Scotsman: One makes a general statement, someone calls that person out on it with a counterexample, then that person redefines their original statement such that, by definition, the counterexample no longer counts.

Source: Hypocrite
When pointed out that plasma is by definition ionized and therefore that statement is redundant, Paris tells her crew mate that it's not that kind of plasma.

Source: Redundancy / Web Comics

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