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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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remark,
comment,
input explicit notice; "it passed without remark"
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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,
laurels,
award,
honor,
honour 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,
think of,
mean look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"
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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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quote,
cite 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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invoke,
appeal cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
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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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cite |
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notice,
acknowledge express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"
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Olandese
Francese
Tedesco
Italiano
Norvegese
Portoghese
Spagnolo
Svedese
