NB

abbr.
1 US Nebraska (in official postal use).
2 New Brunswick.
3 no ball.
4 Scotland (North Britain).
5 nota bene.

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noun

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

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the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs

• Syn: ↑nota bene, ↑N.B.

• Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑annotation, ↑notation

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abbreviation

1. naval base

2. no ball

3. no bid

4. northbound

5. [Latin nota bene] note well; take notice

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1. New Brunswick, Canada (approved for postal use).

2. See nota bene.

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abbrev

1. Nebraska (US state; term not in official use)

2. New Brunswick (Canadian province)

3. North Britain or North British

4. Nota bene (Latin), note well or take notice (also nb)

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NB UK [ˌen ˈbiː] US [ˌen ˈbi] abbreviation

Etymology

From the Latin expression nota bene meaning ‘note well’.

used for saying you should pay particular attention to the information that follows

Thesaurus: expressions used for telling someone to pay attention_synonym

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Nb (no period),

niobium (chemical element).

n.b.,

note well; observe carefully (Latin, nota bene)

N.B.,

1. New Brunswick.

2. note well; observe carefully (Latin, nota bene).

Usage N.B. The abbreviation of the Latin nota bene, meaning note well, is occasionally found in formal announcements: »

N.B. Members are to pay their dues not later than Monday, May 5.

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abbr.

■ New Brunswick (in official postal use)

■ nota bene; take special note (used to precede a written note)

Origin:

Latin

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(also N.B.) abbr

please note

— used in writing to tell the reader that something is important

NB: applications will not be accepted after May 5.

◇ The abbreviation NB comes from the Latin phrase “nota bene,” which means “mark well.”

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NB [NB] (BrE) (also N.B. US, BrE) [ˌen ˈbiː] [ˌen ˈbiː] abbreviation

used in writing to make sb take notice of a particular piece of information that is important (from Latin ‘ nota bene ’)

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