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Definition of Mention
1. Noun. A remark that calls attention to something or someone. "The speaker made several references to his wife"
Generic synonyms: Comment, Input, Remark
Specialized synonyms: Allusion, Retrospection, Name-dropping
Derivative terms: Refer
2. Verb. Make reference to. "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
Generic synonyms: Have In Mind, Mean, Think Of
Specialized synonyms: Commend, Remember, Speak Of The Devil, Remember, Cite, Quote, Touch On, Appeal, Invoke, Namedrop, Bring Up, Raise, Drag Up, Dredge Up, Cross-refer
Derivative terms: Citation, Citation, Citation, Mentioner, Name, Naming, Reference
3. Noun. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. "The article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
Generic synonyms: Annotation, Notation, Note
Specialized synonyms: Photo Credit, Cross-index, Cross-reference
Derivative terms: Acknowledge, Cite, Cite, Cite, Cite, Credit, Reference
4. Verb. Make mention of. "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
Generic synonyms: Say, State, Tell
Specialized synonyms: Comment, Notice, Point Out, Remark
Derivative terms: Mentioner, Note, Observation, Observer, Remark
5. Noun. An official recognition of merit. "Although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"
6. Verb. Commend. "Sam and Sue mention the movie "; "He was cited for his outstanding achievements"
Definition of Mention
1. n. A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.
2. v. t. To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.
Definition of Mention
1. Noun. A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to ''make mention of.'' ¹
2. Verb. To make a short reference to something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mention
1. to refer to in a casual manner [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mention
Literary usage of Mention
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"I wish to mention, in justice to myself, that it was not my fault, and that I am
quite exhausted and heartbroken. Need I say more? ..."
2. Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (1895)
"fact, and mention only that it was so. How the poor people found the insufficiency
of those things, and how many of them were afterwards carried away in the ..."
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