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    niobium.
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    no ball
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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.

Nb

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. niobium.


NB 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. enby.

  2. nonbinary.


NB 3 American  
Or N.B.

abbreviation

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

  2. nota bene.


NB 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. nota bene

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Nb 2 British  

symbol

  1. niobium

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

NB 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. New Brunswick

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nb 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. no ball

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

N.B. Cultural  
  1. An abbreviation for the Latin phrase nota bene, meaning “note well.” It is used to emphasize an important point.


Etymology

Origin of NB

Latin: note well

Example Sentences

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One rough breathing is just visible in that early palimpsest of St. John's Gospel, Ib or Nb.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

NB Spotify did not provide data for Belfast.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2026

Premiering today in Sundance‘s U.S. Dramatic Competition is “Run Amuk,” the feature debut from writer-director NB Mager.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2026

All lanes remain blocked on NB I-5 just south of SR 531 in #Marsville.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2023

One NB column began: “The Preposterousness of Maya Angelou: An inexhaustible series.”

From New York Times May 22, 2023

NB: Youngest son currently at home, seriously ill, Ministry inspectors have confirmed.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

To this point, there are only three non-runners at Ayr but they include both my nap and the nb.

From The Guardian Oct. 11, 2012

If a : b :: c : d, then ma : nb :: mc : nd.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

To prove this, we have, according to Definition 5, to show— if ma > nb, then mα > nβ, if ma = nb, then mα = nβ, if ma < nb, then mα < nβ.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

"N.B. yes, those are anatomically correct heart cakes," she added, referring to a plate holding cakes shaped like real hearts in pools of apparently fake blood.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2024

The New Brunswick corporate register indicates that Oceanic Fisheries N.B. has been inactive since October 2021.

From Seattle Times Jul. 26, 2022

The plaza, which sits beside the bridge to tiny Clair, N.B., is named “America’s First Mile.”

From New York Times Jun. 15, 2021

N.B. raw GDP growth really isn't the important fact here.

From Economist Aug. 14, 2013

Beneath are deposited the remains of John Hunter, born at Long Calderwood, Lanarkshire, N.B., on February 14th, 1728; died in London on October 10th, 1793.

From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various

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