Noun

• S: (n) mention (mention%1:10:01::), reference (reference%1:10:02::) (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"
• S: (n) citation (citation%1:10:01::), cite (cite%1:10:00::), acknowledgment (acknowledgment%1:10:01::), credit (credit%1:10:02::), reference (reference%1:10:03::), mention (mention%1:10:02::), quotation (quotation%1:10:01::) (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"
• S: (n) mention (mention%1:10:00::), honorable mention (honorable_mention%1:10:00::) (an official recognition of merit) "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"

Verb

• S: (v) mention (mention%2:32:02::), advert (advert%2:32:12::), bring up (bring_up%2:32:00::), cite (cite%2:32:00::), name (name%2:32:04::), refer (refer%2:32:01::) (make reference to) "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
• S: (v) note (note%2:32:00::), observe (observe%2:32:00::), mention (mention%2:32:00::), remark (remark%2:32:00::) (make mention of) "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
• S: (v) mention (mention%2:32:01::), cite (cite%2:32:01::) (commend) "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"