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mention

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛnʃən/

The English word “mention” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
  2. A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.

verb

  1. To make mention of; to speak of; to refer to; to name; to specify
  2. To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mencioun, mention, from Old French mention, from Latin mentiōnem, accusative of mentiō (“a mention, calling to mind”).

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