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mentions

Syllables: men·tions/ˈmɛnʃənz/

mentions is the plural of mention.

mentions is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mention.

Meaning of mention

Noun

mention (countable and uncountable, plural mentions)

  1. A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
    • I will make mention of thy righteousness.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 71:16
  2. (Internet, plural, plural-only) A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.
    • "I would like Twitter to put some kind of filters in place," suggests Prakash. "At present I can't see troll tweets if I block the user, but others who go into my 'mentions' can do so, and read the graphic abuse, which is disturbing."2012 November 20, Kavitha Rao, “The Problems With Policing Sexism on Twitter”, in The Atlantic

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Phrases with mentions

Questions about mentions

What is mentions the plural of?
Mentions is the plural of mention.
How do you pronounce mentions?
Mentions is pronounced /ˈmɛnʃənz/.

Words near mentions in the dictionary

  1. mentionin'
  2. mentioning
  3. mentionings
  4. mentionitis
  5. mentionless
  6. mentions
  7. mentlegen
  8. Mentmore
  9. mento
  10. mento-
  11. mentoanterior

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