mention, honorable mention
(noun) an official recognition of merit; âalthough he didnât win the prize he did get special mentionâ
citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation
(noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; âthe studentâs essay failed to list several important citationsâ; âthe acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a bookâ; âthe article includes mention of similar clinical casesâ
mention, reference
(noun) a remark that calls attention to something or someone; âshe made frequent mention of her promotionâ; âthere was no mention of itâ; âthe speaker made several references to his wifeâ
note, observe, mention, remark
(verb) make mention of; âShe observed that his presentation took up too much timeâ; âThey noted that it was a fine day to go sailingâ
mention, cite
(verb) commend; âhe was cited for his outstanding achievementsâ
mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
(verb) make reference to; âHis name was mentioned in connection with the inventionâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mention (plural mentions)
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.
mention (third-person singular simple present mentions, present participle mentioning, simple past and past participle mentioned)
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.
(make a short reference to something): See mention
• nontime, omentin
Source: Wiktionary
Men"tion, n. Etym: [OE. mencioun, F. mention, L. mentio, from the root of meminisse to remember. See Mind.]
Definition: A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of. I will make mention of thy righteousness. Ps. lxxi. 16. And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of. Shak.
Men"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mentioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Mentioning.] Etym: [Cf. F. mentionner.]
Definition: To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name. I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord. Is. lxiii. 7.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; ââI canât tell you when the manager will arrive,â he said rather uninformativelyâ
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
