Nota Bene (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
- Nota bene that this chapter will be tested heavily on the final exam.
- In the margin, he scribbled nota bene next to the passage about the importance of backup plans.
- The editor inserted a nota bene to remind the author to clarify the controversial statement.
- The professor wrote nota bene in red ink beside the paragraph that required revision.
- The student placed a nota bene tab on the page with the confusing diagrams.