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mention - 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" |
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reference |
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comment,
input,
remark a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"
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allusion passing reference or indirect mention
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retrospection memory for experiences that are past; "some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection"
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name-dropping the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"
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mention - an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" |
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accolade,
award,
honor,
honour,
laurels a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
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mention - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
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advert,
cite,
name,
refer |
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have in mind,
mean,
think of destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you"
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commend,
remember express approval of
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speak of the devil mention someone's name who just then appears
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remember recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
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cite,
quote put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
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touch on refer to or discuss briefly
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appeal,
invoke request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
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namedrop refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
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bring up,
raise cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
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drag up,
dredge up mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories"
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cross-refer refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists
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mention - commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" |
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acknowledge,
notice accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
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