mention

How to sign: make reference to
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention";

Similiar / Same: cite, refer, advert, bring up, name

Categories: have in mind, mean, think of

Within this category: commend, cross-refer, drag up, invoke, namedrop, quote, raise, remember, speak of the devil, touch on

mention

How to sign: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
"the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical;

Similiar / Same: quotation, acknowledgment, reference, citation, credit

Categories: annotation, notation, note

Within this category: cross-reference, photo credit

mention

How to sign: a remark that calls attention to something or someone
"she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife";

Similiar / Same: reference

Categories: comment, remark

Within this category: allusion, name-dropping, retrospection