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not to 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.
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Adv.1.not to mention - much less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"


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He said not to mention it; but he wouldn't mind your knowing, of course.
with the feeble malice of a tired man; but, as he had no theory, and no coat on, he was unanimously set at nought - not to mention his smoking hard behind, as he stood with his back to the kitchen fire to draw the damp out: which was not calculated to inspire confidence.
From Salamis to Actium, through Lepanto and the Nile to the naval massacre of Navarino, not to mention other armed encounters of lesser interest, all the blood heroically spilt into the Mediterranean has not stained with a single trail of purple the deep azure of its classic waters.
 
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