Statement vs Commentary - What's the difference?
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A declaration or remark.
A presentation of opinion or position.
(finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
(computing) An instruction in a computer program.
To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War.
An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
Statement is a related term of commentary.
As nouns the difference between statement and commentary
is that statement is a declaration or remark while commentary is a series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.As a verb statement
is to provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the uk a statement of special educational needs.statement
English
Etymology 1
From .Noun
(en noun)- a bank statement
Synonyms
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* environmental impact statement * fashion statement * financial statement * impact statement * mission statement * statemental * victim impact statement * vision statementEtymology 2
and statementedVerb
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*commentary
Noun
(commentaries)- This letter . . . was published by him with a severe commentary . -(Henry Hallam).