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NB
- New Brunswick, Canada (approved for postal use).
- nota bene.
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N.B.
- New Brunswick.
- nota bene.
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Contemporary Examples
NB: I have to say, you seem much calmer than many other authors with a debut novel out.
Historical Fiction: A Conversation Between Bruce Holsinger and Nancy BilyeauNancy Bilyeau, Bruce Holsinger
March 30, 2014
NB: The details of what really happened are always so intriguing.
Historical Fiction: A Conversation Between Bruce Holsinger and Nancy BilyeauNancy Bilyeau, Bruce Holsinger
March 30, 2014
NB: Prophecy is the key source of mystery and danger in our books.
Historical Fiction: A Conversation Between Bruce Holsinger and Nancy BilyeauNancy Bilyeau, Bruce Holsinger
March 30, 2014
NB: We moved from New York City to Rochester, New York, when I was 2.
NB - that's supposed to be former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi flashing the "v" for victory sign in the front seat.
Historical Examples
Suppose the distance n to d (usually written nd) is twice as great as that from n to b (nb).
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His SonJohn Mills
nb
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Nb
- niobium
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NB1
- New Brunswick
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NB2
N.B., nb or n.b.
- nota bene
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Word Origin
Latin: note well
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Word Origin and History for nb
n.b.
abbreviation of Latin nota bene "note well."
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Nb
- The symbol for the elementniobium
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Nb
- The symbol for niobium.
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niobium
[nī-ō′bē-əm]
- A soft, silvery, ductile metallic element that usually occurs in nature together with the element tantalum. It is used to build nuclear reactors, to make steel alloys, and to allow magnets to conduct electricity with almost no resistance. Atomic number 41; atomic weight 92.906; melting point 2,468°C; boiling point 4,927°C; specific gravity 8.57; valence 2, 3, 5. See Periodic Table.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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N.B.
An abbreviation for the Latin phrase nota bene, meaning “note well.” It is used to emphasize an important point.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.