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List of meaning for mention

to briefly speak about or bring up a certain topic

mention, reference(noun)

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

"she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"

citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation(noun)

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

"the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"

mention, honorable mention(verb)

an official recognition of merit

"although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"

mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer(verb)

make reference to

"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

note, observe, mention, remark(verb)

make mention of

"She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"

mention, cite(verb)

commend

"he was cited for his outstanding achievements"

a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed

received a special mention for her submission to the exhibition of local artists

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

you only mentioned in passing some of your accomplishments

to give as an example

mentioned several legal precedents in support of her argument

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