mention (
http://definr.com/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]