nota bene

[ noh-tah be-ne; English noh-tuh bey-nee, ben-ee, bee-nee ]

/ ˈnoʊ tɑ ˈbɛ nɛ; English ˈnoʊ tə ˈbeɪ ni, ˈbɛn i, ˈbi ni /

Latin.

note well; take notice.

Nearby words

not worth a damn, not-, not-for-profit, not-for-profit organization, nota, nota bene, notabilia, notability, notable, notably, notaire

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British Dictionary definitions for nota bene

nota bene

/ Latin (ˈnəʊtə ˈbiːnɪ) /

note well; take noteAbbreviation: NB, N.B., nb, n.b.

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Word Origin and History for nota bene

nota bene

"mark well, observe particularly," c.1721, from Latin nota, second person singular imperative of notare "to mark" (see note (v.)) + bene "well" (see bene-). Often abbreviated N.B.