Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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mention | Yes | No | Yes | No |
mean | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
mention (noun) | mean (noun) |
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an official recognition of merit | an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n |
a remark that calls attention to something or someone | |
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage |
mention (adjective) | mean (adjective) |
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of no value or worth | |
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality | |
characterized by malice | |
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value | |
marked by poverty befitting a beggar | |
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt | |
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity | |
very good; of the highest quality |
mention (verb) | mean (verb) |
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make mention of | have in mind as a purpose |
commend | intend to refer to |
make reference to | destine or designate for a certain purpose |
mean or intend to express or convey | |
denote or connote | |
have as a logical consequence | |
have a specified degree of importance |