"make mention" meaning in English

See make mention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: makes mention [present, singular, third-person], making mention [participle, present], made mention [participle, past], made mention [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> mention}} make mention (third-person singular simple present makes mention, present participle making mention, simple past and past participle made mention)
  1. (uncommon, formal) Synonym of mention Tags: formal, uncommon Synonyms: mention [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: make mention of
    Sense id: en-make_mention-en-verb-CNcbQSdb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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