N.b. (Noun)
Meaning
A Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She carefully notated her textbook, jotting down n.b.s by every key concept.
- The writer was meticulous about including n.b.s in the margins of his research papers.
- A flurry of pencilled n.b.s throughout the manuscript indicated that revisions were needed.
- He made a habit of leaving n.b.s for himself in notebooks, to come back to at a later date.
- The teacher emphasized important points with a 'note this' or 'n.b.' scrawled at the edge of her lecture notes.