Mention
Mention noun - A formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed.
Reference to and mention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference to" instead a noun "Mention".
Nearby Words: mentioned, mentioning
Reference to
Mention and reference to are semantically related. You can use "Mention" instead a noun phrase "Reference to".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Similarly, the mention of "knights" appears to be a reference to the Knights of Cybertron, a fairly new concept introduced in the comics.
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The mention of pistol-whipping a snowman in proximity to a giant mantis suggests that this may be a really slight reference to the MST3K version of The Deadly Mantis, in which a similar joke is made.
Source: Slaying Mantis - Not to mention in the episode where they had to have mentors and Ron's happens to be a secret agent, Ron starts using a Scottish accent as a reference to Sean Connery as James Bond.
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