Mention

/ˈmɛnʃən/ · noun

Meaning

A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner..

Definitions by Sense

1. A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
2. (Internet, plural only) A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.
3. (transitive) To make mention of; to speak of; to refer to; to name; to specify
4. (philosophy, linguistics) To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.

Example Sentences

I will make mention of thy righteousness.

And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no mention / Of me more must be heard of.

"I would like Twitter to put some kind of filters in place," suggests Prakash. "At present I can't see troll tweets if I block the user, but others who go into my 'mentions' can do so, and read the graphic abuse, which is disturbing."

In response to the flood of replies, Chance returned to Twitter several hours later — presumably, after his mentions calmed down — to request that users format their resumes as "creative decks, pitches or proposals" […].

I didn’t delete my account — yet! I know! I am full of shame! — but I did change the way I use it (no looking at my mentions; far less tweeting; aiming to highlight the work of people I like rather than criticize the work of those I don’t).

He happened to mention your name to me.

fine mantles of Irish frieze are mentioned in a list of goods exported from England to Pope Urban VI

It has already been mentioned that the Teutonic peoples of this period seem to have been fully conscious of their common origin.

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• mentions
• mentioning
• mentioned

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