mention
A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
Noun 2 meanings
A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.
Verb 2 meanings
To make mention of; to speak of; to refer to; to name; to specify
“He happened to mention your name to me.”
To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mencioun, mention, from Old French mention, from Latin mentiōnem, accusative of mentiō (“a mention, calling to mind”).
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MENTION at a glance
MENTION has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,861 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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