mention
IPA: mˈɛnʃʌn
noun
- A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of.
- (Internet, plural only) A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.
verb
- To make a short reference to something.
- (philosophy, linguistics) To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.
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Examples of "mention" in Sentences
- There is no mention of cacophony.
- Braziers are mentioned in the Bible.
- It is not to mention the pyrotechnics.
- People mentioned criminals speak of cajolery.
- Both of the mentioned terms refer to the same idiom.
- The quote mentions the interrelationship of the materials.
- We mention the miscellaneous islands and we mention the mainland.
- The source of the title is from a quote by Lee DeForest mentioned in the film.
- Thanks for the reference to the Bhola cyclone mention in the Pakistan article.
- It makes offhand reference to the second, but does not even mention the first.
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