N.B.

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, ↑NB

• Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑annotation, ↑notation

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1. New Brunswick.

2. See nota bene.

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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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↑NB

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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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