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NB

1 American  
Or N.B.

abbreviation

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

  2. nota bene.

NB 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. enby.

  2. nonbinary.

Nb 3 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.

  1. niobium.

NB 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. nota bene

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Nb 2 British  

symbol

  1. niobium

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NB 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. New Brunswick

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nb 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. no ball

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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

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Copper is also included as a safety measure in case the Nb 3Sn suddenly loses its superconducting properties and the current needs somewhere to flow through.

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

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