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mention
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men·tion  (mnshn)
tr.v. men·tioned, men·tion·ing, men·tions
To refer to, especially incidentally. See Synonyms at refer.
n.
1.
a. The act of referring to something briefly or casually.
b. An incidental reference or allusion.
2. Honorable mention.
Idiom:
not to mention
In addition to; as well as.

[From Middle English mencioun, reference, from Old French, from Latin menti, mentin-; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]

mention·a·ble adj.

mention [ˈmɛnʃən]
vb (tr)
1. to refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally
2. to acknowledge or honour
not to mention (something) to say nothing of (something too obvious to mention)
n
1. a recognition or acknowledgment
2. a slight reference or allusion he only got a mention in the article the author makes no mention of that
3. the act of mentioning
4. (Linguistics) Philosophy logic linguistics the occurrence (of an expression) in such a context that it is itself referred to rather than performing its own linguistic function. In ``Fido'' names Fido, the word Fido is first mentioned and then used to refer to the dog Compare use [18] See also formal mode
[via Old French from Latin mentiō a calling to mind, naming, from mēns mind]
mentionable  adj
mentioner  n

mention


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