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Meaning of mention

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  mention
      n 1: a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she
           made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no
           mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his
           wife" [syn: {mention}, {reference}]
      2: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a
         quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several
         important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually
         printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes
         mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: {citation}, {cite},
         {acknowledgment}, {credit}, {reference}, {mention},
         {quotation}]
      3: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the
         prize he did get special mention" [syn: {mention}, {honorable
         mention}]
      v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection
           with the invention" [syn: {mention}, {advert}, {bring up},
           {cite}, {name}, {refer}]
      2: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up
         too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go
         sailing" [syn: {note}, {observe}, {mention}, {remark}]
      3: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"
         [syn: {mention}, {cite}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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