From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mention
n 1: 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" [syn: mention, reference]
2: 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" [syn: citation, cite,
acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention,
quotation]
3: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the
prize he did get special mention" [syn: mention, honorable
mention]
v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up,
cite, name, refer]
2: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up
too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go
sailing" [syn: note, observe, mention, remark]
3: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"
[syn: mention, cite]