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Definition of Not to mention
1. Adverb. Much less. "She can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"
Definition of Not to mention
1. Conjunction. (idiomatic) used by the speaker to mention another important point; an apophasis ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Not To Mention
Literary usage of Not to mention
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debatesby Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament by Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament (1821)
"... not to mention Krouse the messenger, who goes over to fetch her, and brings
the reluctant fair to appear as a witness upon the present occasion. what ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"In the plural Latin never had but one form for the dative, ablative, instrumental
and locative, not to mention the single form for the nominative and ..."
3. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"... agent for Massachusetts; but it must be secret with you, as I was not to
mention it. Franklin et al., committee of secret correspondence, to Silas Deane ..."
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