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Meanings of mention in English

Portuguese
menção
Catalan
remissió
Spanish
mención

A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.

      menção
      Portuguese
      citar
      Catalan
      nomenar
      Spanish
      referir

      To refer briefly to; to make reference to.

            citar
            Portuguese
            comentar
            Catalan
            comentar
            Spanish
            comentar

            To make mention of.

                  comentar
                  Catalan
                  menció
                  Spanish
                  mención

                  An official recognition of merit.

                        menció
                        Synonyms
                        Examples for "honorable mention"
                        Examples for "honorable mention"
                        1
                        The oldest books we know of make honorable mention of oriental festivals.
                        The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy
                        2
                        I got only honorable mention, and there isn't much nourishment in that.
                        The Radio Boys' First Wireless; Or, Winning the Ferberton Prize
                        3
                        I had my chance-twice; honorable mention, and all that, but that ended it.
                        Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
                        4
                        The Roman and other Martyrologies make honorable mention of him on this day.
                        The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
                        5
                        At Buffalo, where this fountain was exhibited, it received honorable mention.
                        Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twe...
                        Usage of mention in English
                        1
                        However, you fail to mention those with prime responsibility - the electorate.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        However, he failed to mention two significant recent developments in Northern Ireland.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        More weight means using more gasoline, not to mention food and water.
                        Swan Song
                        4
                        The civil case is scheduled to be called for mention this week.
                        Radio NZ
                        5
                        However, there's no mention of these problems in their respective privacy policies.
                        Wired
                        6
                        You have to look serious and mention patient and thorough detective work.
                        Double Dexter
                        7
                        On their way home, Yu did not mention the case at all.
                        Death of a Red Heroine
                        8
                        Also present were youth leaders who were given special mention by Sisi.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        And I replied, 'Not to mention Mr Shears' name in our house.
                        The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
                        10
                        Occasionally, the national media may even mention Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        Seven of the state policies did not even mention conflicts of interest.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        Judge Dunne put these new cases back for mention on December 13th.
                        The Irish Times
                        13
                        It did mention that the union could fine members who cross, however.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        Hope would frequently mention his marriage to Delores on TV talk shows.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        Every vestige of action, research or even mention of climate change scrapped.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        Can you mention a single important invention that the world lacks today?'
                        The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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                        Ireland
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
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                        Common
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