mention

n. direct or incidental reference; recognition of an achievement; brief mentioning

v. remind of, indicate; refer to; hint at, allude to; recognize publicly

Noun
1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
(synonym) reference
(hypernym) remark, comment
(hyponym) allusion
(derivation) note, observe, remark
2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
(synonym) citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, quotation
(hypernym) note, annotation, notation
(hyponym) photo credit
(derivation) advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
3. an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention"
(synonym) honorable mention
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
(derivation) cite
Verb
1. make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
(synonym) advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
(hypernym) think of, have in mind, mean
(hyponym) commend, remember
(derivation) citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, quotation
2. make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
(synonym) note, observe, remark
(hypernym) state, say, tell
(hyponym) comment, notice, remark, point out
(derivation) reference
3. commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"
(synonym) cite
(hypernym) notice, acknowledge
(derivation) honorable mention

n. mention, reference

(v. t.)
To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.
  

(n.)
A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.
  

a brief item in the press or broadcast media referring to a person, product, or service.