ˈmenʃən v. & n. --v.tr. 1
refer to briefly. 2
specify by
name. 3 reveal or
disclose (do
not mention
this to anyone). 4 (in dispatches)
award (a person) a
minor honour for meritorious, usu.
gallant,
military service. --n. 1 a
reference,
esp. by name, to a
person or
thing. 2 (in dispatches) a military honour awarded for
outstanding conduct. ødon't mention it
said in
polite dismissal of an
apology or thanks.
make mention (or no mention) of refer (or not refer)
to. not to mention introducing a
fact or thing of
secondary or (as a
rhetorical device) of
primary importance. øømentionable adj. [OF f. L mentio -onis f.
the root of mens mind]