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English Idioms :: mention
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mention - See: NOT TO MENTION. |
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Traditional English :: mention
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mention - v. & n. --v.tr.
1 refer to briefly.
2 specify by name.
3 reveal or disclose (do not mention this to anyone).
4 (in dispatches) award (a person) a minor honour for meritorious, usu. gallant, military service. --n. 1 a reference, esp. by name, to a person or thing.
2 (in dispatches) a military honour awarded for outstanding conduct. don't mention it said in polite dismissal of an apology or thanks. make mention (or no mention) of refer (or not refer) to. not to mention introducing a fact or thing of secondary or (as a rhetorical device) of primary importance. mentionable adj. [OF f. L mentio -onis f. the root of mens mind] |
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Related Words
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additional
critical
explicit
few
honorable
particularly
added
back
specifically
just
extra
not
specific
quickly
short
explicitly
addiction
never
she
word
briefly
despatches
eligability
my
name
sheboygan
increase
it
strategic
thought
provoking
ways
storing
feedstuff
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Most Often Usage
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additional mention on
critical mention
explicit mention
mention few
honorable mention
particularly mention
added mention on
mention back
mention specifically
mention just
mention extra on
not to mention
mention specific
mention quickly
mention short
mention explicitly
addiction mention never she word
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