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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addendumb commented on the word nota bene
It is often written in the abbreviated form: N.B.
July 25, 2007