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making mention of

making mention of is the present participle and gerund of make mention of.

Meaning of make mention of

Verb

make mention of (third-person singular simple present makes mention of, present participle making mention of, simple past and past participle made mention of)

  1. (formal, idiomatic) To briefly refer to something; to mention.
    • Likewiſe, whereſoever New Heavens, and a New Earth, are made mention of in the Bible, he underſtands them of a New Material World, whenas there was no ſuch Thing intended; for theſe Terms denote only a new State and Face of Things, viz. that bleſſed Millennium before treated of.1699, John Edwards, A compleat history, or Survey of all the dispensations and methods of religion, volume 1

Questions about making mention of

What is making mention of the present participle and gerund of?
Making mention of is the present participle and gerund of make mention of.

Words near making mention of in the dictionary

  1. making little of
  2. making love
  3. making love to the camera
  4. making matters worse
  5. making mention
  6. making mention of
  7. making merry
  8. making mincemeat of
  9. making mincemeat out of
  10. making mockery of
  11. making money

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