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mention

[men-shuhn]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
  2. to cite formally for a meritorious act or achievement: He was mentioned in dispatches from the war zone.
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noun
  1. a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning: to make mention of a place.
  2. formal recognition for a meritorious act or achievement: Her entry in the science competition received a special mention.
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Idioms
  1. not to mention, in addition to; without mentioning: We were served a sumptuous entree, not to mention the other courses.
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Origin of mention

1250–1300; < Latin mentiōn- (stem of mentiō) a calling to mind, a touching upon (see mental1, -ion); replacing Middle English mencioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
Related formsmen·tion·a·ble, adjectivemen·tion·er, nounin·ter·men·tion, verbpre·men·tion, noun, verb (used with object)re·men·tion, verb (used with object)un·der·men·tioned, adjectiveun·men·tioned, adjective

Synonyms

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1. indicate, allude to. 3. allusion, notice.
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Related Words

saying, noting, observing, suggesting, intimating, citing, naming, inferring, introduction

Examples from the Web for mentioning

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Historical Examples

  • Hinde introduced John to them, mentioning that he had only lately arrived from Ireland.

    The Foolish Lovers

    St. John G. Ervine

  • Had he said me at first, I should have been above the affectation of mentioning a lawyer.

    Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)

    Samuel Richardson

  • Mentioning it to Billy might not, indeed, have mattered, since Billy was already an "outsider."

    Four Girls and a Compact

    Annie Hamilton Donnell

  • But there is one delightful case that I cannot refrain from mentioning.

    The Truth About Woman

    C. Gasquoine Hartley

  • You remember my mentioning my friend, the Marchesino Panacci?

    A Spirit in Prison

    Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for mentioning

mention

verb (tr)
  1. to refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally
  2. to acknowledge or honour
  3. not to mention something to say nothing of something too obvious to mention
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noun
  1. a recognition or acknowledgment
  2. a slight reference or allusionhe only got a mention in the article; the author makes no mention of that
  3. the act of mentioning
  4. 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 dogCompare use (def. 18) See also formal mode
  5. mainly Australian and NZ a preliminary hearing in a court of law
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Derived Formsmentionable, adjectivementioner, noun

Word Origin

C14: via Old French from Latin mentiō a calling to mind, naming, from mēns mind
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Word Origin and History for mentioning

mention

n.

c.1300, "a note, reference," from Old French mencion "mention, memory, speech," from Latin mentionem (nominative mentio) "a calling to mind, a speaking of, a making mention," from root of Old Latin minisci "to think," related to mens (genitive mentis) "mind," from PIE root *men- "think" (see mind (n.)).

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mention

v.

1520s, from mention (n.) or else from Middle French mentionner, from Old French mencion. Related: Mentioned; mentioning; mentionable. Don't mention it as a conventional reply to expressions of gratitude or apology is attested from 1840.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with mentioning

mention

see not to mention; you're welcome (don't mention it).

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