mention
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
she made frequent mention of her promotion
Types & categories
- remark hypernym
- allusion hyponym
- retrospection hyponym
- name-dropping hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make reference to
His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
Types & categories
- have in mind hypernym
- commend hyponym
- speak of the devil hyponym
- remember hyponym
- quote hyponym
- touch on hyponym
- invoke hyponym
- namedrop hyponym
- bring up hyponym
- drag up hyponym
- cross-refer hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
the student's essay failed to list several important citations
Types & categories
- annotation hypernym
- photo credit hyponym
- cross-reference hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
make mention of
She observed that his presentation took up too much time
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- notice derivation
- annotation derivation
- remark derivation
- reference derivation
- mentioner derivation
- commentator derivation
Sense 5 noun
an official recognition of merit
although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention
Types & categories
- honor hypernym
Related & opposite
- cite derivation
Sense 6 verb
commend
he was cited for his outstanding achievements
Types & categories
- acknowledge hypernym
Related & opposite
- citation derivation
- honorable mention derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | note |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mention |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | remark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | allusion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | retrospection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | name-dropping |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | name |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | quotation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | quotation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reference |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | citation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | naming |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mentioner |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | have in mind |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | commend |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | speak of the devil |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | remember |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | quote |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | touch on |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | invoke |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | namedrop |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bring up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | drag up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross-refer |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | credit |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adduce |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | quote |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mention |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acknowledge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | reference |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | annotation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | photo credit |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross-reference |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | notice |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | annotation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | remark |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | reference |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mentioner |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | commentator |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | comment |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cite |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | honor |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | citation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | honorable mention |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | acknowledge |