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mention

  • noun
  • men·tion
  • /ˈmɛnʃən/

A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.

Other meanings

  1. A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.

Related words

  • nonmention
  • remention
  • honorable mention
  • honorary mention
  • make mention
  • make mention of
  • mentionable
  • mentionless
  • use-mention distinction
  • mentioning

Example sentences

  • “Now that you mention it, I recall.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "mentiōnem".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “mention” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.