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mention

/ˈmenʃən/MEN-shuhn
/ˈmɛnʃən/MEN-shuhn

Meaninga calling to mind

Common meaning: to refer to briefly

Journey through time

  1. Latinmēns, mentis‘the mind’
  2. Frenchmention
  3. Middle Englishmentiounsource
  4. Englishmention‘to refer to briefly’ · today

ment also in: mentalmentalitycommentdemented

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin mēns ‘the mind’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mēns, p. 1132 · dictionary scan

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Related words

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