mention

Meanings

Noun

• A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of.
• A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.

Verb

• To make a short reference to something.
• To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.

Origin

• From Middle English mencioun, mention, from Old French mention, from Latin mentiōnem, accusative of mentiō.