Usage Note
Menzione is used in phrases like fare menzione di ('to make mention of') and degno di menzione ('worthy of mention'). The formal award menzione d'onore corresponds to 'honorable mention'. It is always feminine: la menzione.
Examples
"Ha ricevuto una menzione speciale."
Natural Translation
He received a special mention.

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