Mention
Mention noun - A formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed.
Referring to and mention are semantically related In some cases you can use "Referring to" instead a noun "Mention".
Nearby Words: mentioned, mentioning
Referring to
Mention and referring to are semantically related in choose topic. Sometimes you can use "Mention" instead the word "Referring to" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as note, suggest, make mention.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cite and mention
- cite and referring to
- name and mention
- name and referring to
- refer to and mention
- refer to and referring to
- list and mention
- list and referring to
- present and mention
- present and referring to
- specify and mention
- specify and referring to
- announce and mention
- announce and referring to
Both terms in one sentence
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Can Not Spit It Out: At no point during the story do the characters or narration mention GLaDOS by name, referring to her largely as "Her", barring a brief mention of her full name.
Source: Fanfic / Blue Sky -
Best example is probably Lucia/Janaff's Path of Radiance support, in which any mention of drinking is instead replaced with "a night on the town" or something similar.note Even though "A night on the town" can sometimes be referring to more than just drinking.
Source: Video Game / Fire Emblem -
The Scottish Trope: People of Sigil believe that referring to the Lady of Pain by her full name makes her pay attention, and thus refer to her as 'The Lady' if they must mention her at all.
Source: Tabletop Game / Planescape
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