Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • Used to direct attention to something particularly important.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Note well; mark carefully. Usually abbreviated N. B.

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  • noun By extension (both senses also rare and informal):

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  • noun a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin notā bene, note well : notā, sing. imperative of notāre, to note + bene, well.]

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From Classical Latin notā bene ("note well"). See the Latin section’s etymology for further information.

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  • It is often written in the abbreviated form: N.B.

    July 25, 2007