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honorable mention

honorable mention noun: a formal recognition given to a work or candidate of high merit that falls below the level of the main prizes or top honors in a competition, examination or award process.

Noun

honorable mention (plural honorable mentions)

  1. (idiomatic) A formal recognition given to a work or candidate of high merit that falls below the level of the main prizes or top honors in a competition, examination or award process.
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honorable mention meaning in Tagalog and Thai

honorable mention in Tagalog

award or recognition
pangaraling banggit

honorable mention in Thai

award or recognition
รางวัลชมเชย raang-wan-chom-chəəi

Synonyms of honorable mention

Forms of honorable mention

pluralhonorable mentions
alternative UKhonourable mention

Questions about honorable mention

What does honorable mention mean?
Honorable mention means a formal recognition given to a work or candidate of high merit that falls below the level of the main prizes or top honors in a competition, examination or award process.
What is honorable mention in Tagalog?
Honorable mention in Tagalog is pangaraling banggit. See Honorable mention meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is honorable mention?
Honorable mention is a noun.
What is the plural of honorable mention?
The plural of honorable mention is honorable mentions.

Words near honorable mention in the dictionary

  1. honorable
  2. Honorable Colonel
  3. Honorable Colonels
  4. honorable discharge
  5. honorable discharges
  6. honorable mention
  7. honorable mentions
  8. honorableness
  9. honorables
  10. honorably
  11. honorably discharged

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