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: {reference}]
2: a short note acknowledging a source of information or
quoting a passage; "the student's essay failed to list
several important citations"; "the article includes
mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: {citation}, {credit},
{reference}, {quotation}]
3: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win
the prize he did get special mention" [syn: {honorable
mention}]
v 1: make reference to: "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: {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}, {remark}]
3: cite, as for an outstanding achievement [syn: {acknowledge},
{cite}]