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mentioned

[men-shuhn]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.

to cite formally for a meritorious act or achievement: He was mentioned in dispatches from the war zone.

noun

a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning: to make mention of a place.

formal recognition for a meritorious act or achievement: Her entry in the science competition received a special mention.

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Idiom

not to mention, in addition to; without mentioning: We were served a sumptuous entree, not to mention the other courses.

Origin:
1250–1300; < Latin mentiōn- (stem of mentiō) a calling to mind, a touching upon (see mental¹, -ion); replacing Middle English mencioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above

Related forms

men·tion·a·ble, adjective

men·tion·er, noun

in·ter·men·tion, verb

pre·men·tion, noun, verb (used with object)

re·men·tion, verb (used with object)

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un·der·men·tioned, adjective

un·men·tioned, adjective

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Synonyms
1. indicate, allude to. 3. allusion, notice.

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Word Origin & History

mention

c.1300, from O.Fr. mencion "call to mind," from L. mentionem (nom. mentio) "a calling to mind, a speaking of, mention," from root of Old L. minisci "to think," related to mens (gen. mentis) "mind," from PIE base *men- "think" (see mental). The verb is first attested 1520s.

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Related: Mentioned; mentioning. Don't mention it as a conventional reply to expressions of gratitude or apology is attested from 1840.

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