To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.
page 1 of 1
Example
I can illustrate this by mentioning the word lead. Now you have no way of knowing for sure which meaning I have in mind until I give it some context by using it in a sentence.
Order number
4
Part of speech
verb
No relations.
Comments are not enabled for this type of record.
Log in to see the translation.
Log in to see your statistics.