mention
/ˈmɛnʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
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."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mencioun, mention, from Old French mention, from Latin mentiōnem, accusative of mentiō (“a mention, calling to mind”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: mencioun, mention, mentiōnem
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɛnʃən/
- British English: /ˈmɛnʃn̩/