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noun a remark that calls attention to something or someone
noun a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
noun an official recognition of merit
originInherited from Middle English mencioun, mention, from Old French mention, from Latin mentiōnem, accusative of mentiō (“a mention, calling to mind”).
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