mention in speaking

  • 1Mention — Men tion, n. [OE. mencioun, F. mention, L. mentio, from the root of meminisse to remember. See {Mind}.] A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of. [1913 Webster] I… …

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  • 2Speaking of Dreams — Album par Joan Baez Sortie novembre 1989 Genre folk Producteur Alan Abrahams Label Gold Castle Critique …

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  • 3mention — 01. Could you [mention] the meeting to Charlie when you see him? I don t want him to forget. 02. Don t [mention] anything about the dead hamster to the kids; it really gets them upset. 03. The government statement made no [mention] of the… …

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  • 4Speaking — Speak Speak, v. i. [imp. {Spoke}({Spake}Archaic); p. p. {Spoken}({Spoke}, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Speaking}.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG. sprehhan, and perhaps… …

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  • 5mention — {{11}}mention (n.) c.1300, a note, reference, from O.Fr. mencion mention, memory, speech, from L. mentionem (nom. mentio) a calling to mind, a speaking of, a making mention, from root of Old L. minisci to think, related to mens (gen. mentis) mind …

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  • 6mention — /ˈmɛnʃən / (say menshuhn) verb (t) 1. to refer briefly to; refer to by name incidentally; name, specify, or speak of. 2. to cite as for some meritorious act. –noun 3. a speaking of or mentioning; a reference, direct or incidental: a mention in a… …

  • 7mention — 1. noun /ˈmɛnʃn̩/ A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of. 2. verb /ˈmɛnʃn̩/ To speak of something …

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  • 8mention — [14] The etymological notion underlying mention is of ‘reminding’. For it comes via Old French from Latin mentiō, which originally meant ‘remembrance’ (it was a derivative of the Indo European base *men , which also produced English memory,… …

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  • 9mention — [14] The etymological notion underlying mention is of ‘reminding’. For it comes via Old French from Latin mentiō, which originally meant ‘remembrance’ (it was a derivative of the Indo European base *men , which also produced English memory,… …

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  • 10speaking — speak·ing || spɪːkɪŋ n. talking adj. able to speak; involving speech; expressive; lifelike, realistic spɪːk v. talk; say; express; give a speech; mention, indicate …

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