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mention
verb mentioned, mentioning
    1. To speak of or make reference to something or someone.
      Thesaurus: cite, quote, refer to, intimate, reveal, state, tell.
    2. To remark on something or someone, usually briefly or indirectly.
noun
    1. A remark, usually a brief reference.
      Example: made no mention of it
      Thesaurus: allusion, remark, citation, reference, observation.
    2. A reference made to an individual's merit in an official report, especially a military one.
      Example: a mention in dispatches
Derivative: mentionable
adj
    Idiom: don't mention it
      colloq
      No apologies or words of thanks are needed.
    Idiom: not to mention something
      Used to introduce (a subject or facts that the speaker is about to mention), usually for emphasis.
    Etymology: 14c as noun: from Latin mentio a calling to mind.



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