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
• 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.,
N.B.,
1. New Brunswick.
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* * *
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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NB The office will be closed from 1 July.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.