1. (

• mention ,
• reference ,

) 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" ;

2. (

• citation ,
• cite ,
• acknowledgment ,
• credit ,
• reference ,
• mention ,
• quotation ,

) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" ;

3. (

• mention ,
• honorable_mention

) an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" ;

1. (

• mention ,
• advert ,
• bring_up ,
• cite ,
• name ,
• refer ,

) make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" ;

2. (

• note ,
• observe ,
• mention ,
• remark

) make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" ;

3. (

• mention ,
• cite ,

) commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" ;