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Definitions for Mentioning
[1] to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
[2] to cite formally for a meritorious act or achievement: He was mentioned in dispatches from the war zone.
[3] a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning: to make mention of a place.
[4] formal recognition for a meritorious act or achievement: Her entry in the science competition received a special mention.
[5] not to mention , in addition to; without mentioning: We were served a sumptuous entree, not to mention the other courses.
[6] to refer to or speak about briefly or incidentally
[7] to acknowledge or honour
[8] not to mention something to say nothing of something too obvious to mention
[9] a recognition or acknowledgment
[10] a slight reference or allusion he only got a mention in the article ; the author makes no mention of that
[11] the act of mentioning
[12] philosophy logic linguistics the occurrence (of an expression) in such a context that it is itself referred to rather than performing its own linguistic function. In " Fido " names Fido, the word Fido is first mentioned and then used to refer to the dog Compare use (def. 18) See also formal mode
[13] mainly Australian and NZ a preliminary hearing in a court of law
Words related to Mentioning
mentionsaying, noting, observing, suggesting, intimating, citing, naming, inferring, introduction
Words nearby Mentioning
mentionmenthaceous, menthene, menthol, mentholated, menticide, mention, mentmore, mentoanterior position, menton, mentonnière, mentoplasty
Origin of Mentioning
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
Other words from Mentioning
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)
un·der·men·tioned , adjective
un·men·tioned , adjective
Word origin for Mentioning
C14: via Old French from Latin mentiō a calling to mind, naming, from mēns mind